At the time when the death-sentence of Louis XVI was passed, Robespierre had eighteen months to live

At the time when the death-sentence of Louis XVI was passed, Robespierre had eighteen months to live, Danton fifteen, Vergniaud nine, Marat five months and three weeks, and Lepelletier-Saint-Fargeau one day! Brief and terrible was the breath of life in those days.

— Victor Hugo, Ninety-Three