While King Louis XVI remained the nominal head of state ... I did not, in '89, believe they would have lasted so long, nor have cost so much blood." ...

They dragged Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette out of Versailles, so as not to get blood on the rugs when they beheaded them, ...

Louis XVI: “Don’t tell us what we’re going to ... a nation whose citizens have sacrificed their lives and shed blood for the freedoms they cherish. He deserves respect, not humiliation.” ...

and I pray that the blood you are about to shed may never be required of France.] Andrew: But he could have saved his breath. The execution of Louis XVI horrified the monarchies of Europe ...