Charles Dickens said it best,
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,”
a tale born in paroxysm and flame,
where streets cried for liberty beneath the weight of tyranny,
and history turned, restless, in its slumber.
The Bastille fell like the crumbling of old oaths,
its stones heavy with the breaths of the oppressed.
The mob surged,...
Continue reading...