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Blanqui

noun
  1. Louis Auguste (French lwi oɡyst). 1805–81, French revolutionary, who organized secret socialist societies and preached violent insurrection; he spent over 30 years in prison
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Historical Examples of blanqui

  • Blanqui was sentenced to death and Barbes to the galleys for life.

    Edmond Dants

    Edmund Flagg

  • An evil day for journalists and writers who do not out-Herod Blanqui and Pyat.

    The Parisians, Complete

    Edward Bulwer-Lytton

  • There was in Blanqui nothing of the people, everything of the populace.

  • Blanqui and Vivien for their handsome conduct in the matter.

    What is Property?

    P. J. Proudhon

  • Flourens and Blanqui, condemned in contumacy, placarded their protestations.