Pardon My French: The Marquis de Sade
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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What Saved the Marquis De Sade?
The marquis de sade could not hurt these people. He couldn't bear to hurt them back. When sad's day final comes, june ninth, 17 94, the prison bailiff walks the corridors of the prison, reading out all the names of the people condemned to die. But for some reason, he never calls sad's name. All of those other people had their heads chopped off that afternoon, but sad was safe in cell. How this happened is a little bit of a mystery. Everyone has their petth but no one really knows what saved the marquis de Sade from the scythe of liberty, as it was called.
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