Guillotine
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In 1992, during the crisis that rocked the European Monetary System, France’s finance minister, Michel Sapin, spoke in parliament about how the French Revolution had used the
guillotine
on speculators.
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It is feeling your flaws gut-wrench
guillotine
your tongue.
Perhaps the most striking example of the human ability to watch a beheading and remain unmoved and even be disappointed was the introduction in France in 1792 of the guillotine, that famous decapitation machine.
To us in the 21st century, the
guillotine
may seem like a monstrous contraption, but to the first crowds who saw it, it was actually a disappointment.
To them, watching the
guillotine
in action, it was so quick, there was nothing to see.
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