Note 119 — Chapter V · THE REPUBLIC August 10, 1792—April 5, 1793
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The word “illegally” is just, for the constitution of the Commune and all its acts were legally dependent on the Assembly. On the other hand, the Commune had given this committee right to add to its numbers, but such men as Marat, who was not a member of the Commune, were surely not intended.