Lamoignon de Malesherbes

Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794) was a French statesman, born in Paris. He was a good and upright man. He was twice over called to be one of Louis XVI's advisers, but his advice was not taken and he retired. He defended Louis at his trial, and pled for him "with eloquent want of eloquence, in broken sentences, in embarrassment and sobs," and was guillotined for it. He had been censor of the press, and to his liberal-minded censorship the world owes the publication of the "Encyclopédie".

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