It's Bastille Day

A great ending to an excellent movie (Danton) about the French Revolution. The little boy reads The Rights of Man to Robespierre on the day Robespierre had Danton executed. Thomas Paine lived about ten minutes away from where I live today. He also was lucky to survive "the terror" because he voted against executing the king. Paine was sent to prison in the Luxembourg (today it's the Senat) and survived only because the chalk line that was supposed to be in front of his door (indicating he was to be executed) was incorrectly placed inside the doorway when it was open. When the door was closed, the line was hidden. That mistake provided him with an extra day which was enough for someone to save him. If you have the opportunity to see the movie Danton, it's definitely worth viewing.