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Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès [emanüel žozef sjejes] bol francúzsky duchovný a politik, jeden z hlavných teoretikov Francúzskej revolúcie, konzulátu a prvého cisárstva.

Jeho pamflet z roku 1789 "Čo je tretí stav?" bol hlavným manifestom revolúcie. Zúčastnil sa na prevrate 18. brumaira, ktorým sa dostal k moci Napoleon Bonaparte. Po tomto prevrate Sieyés začal písať ústavu, ale Napoleon ju zmenil. Po uchopení moci Ľudovítom XVIII. v roku 1815 emigroval do Bruselu. Do Francúzska sa vrátil až po Júlovej revolúcii v roku 1830.

Zomrel v Paríži v roku 1836. Wikipedia  

✵ 3. máj 1748 – 20. jún 1836
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“Gentlemen, we have a master; this young man does everything, can do everything and will do everything.”

Messieurs, nous avons un maître, ce jeune homme fait tout, peut tout, et veut tout.
Speaking of Napoleon I of France, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "Character", p. 105.

“I have survived or I existed or I lived”

J'ai vécu.
After the Reign of Terror, when asked what he had done during that period; variously reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "Life", p. 453; "War", p. 857.

“A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.”

Note to Mirabeau, speaking of France, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "France", p. 294.

“Death without phrases.”

La mort sans phrase.
Voting for the death of Louis XVI; denied by Sieyès—he no doubt voted "La mort", "sans phrase" being a note on the laconic nature of his vote, i.e. without remarks. The voting usually included explanations of the decision. Reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "Death", p. 178.