... wreck of matter and the crash of worlds. Let the patriot and statesman stand by it to the last, whether assailed by foreign or domestic foes, and if he perishes in the conflict, let him fall like Rienzi , the last of the Tribunes, upon the same stand where he has preached liberty and equality to his countrymen. Preserve it in the name of the Fathers of the Revolution — preserve it for its g...