Moreover, the founders of the third republic had, with noteworthy exceptions like the devout Trochu, been mildly anti-clerical.
"A History of the Third French Republic"
C. H. C. Wright
But the shock he has received has made his mind confused, and he is like a ship that strikes on a rock and founders.
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty
But freedom was only won by sacrifice; the first pilgrims bought it by exile; the founders of the Republic bought it a second time by blood.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae