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When he was finally decapitated, Sanson held up his head
for the crowd to see And a cry was brought up, "vive la nation.
Vive la république." Narrator: In one of history's
great ironies, The man who opposed
the death penalty gives his name To one of the most notorious
killing machines ever
for the crowd to see And a cry was brought up, "vive la nation.
Vive la république." Narrator: In one of history's
great ironies, The man who opposed
the death penalty gives his name To one of the most notorious
killing machines ever
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When he was finally decapitated,
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Sanson held up his head
for the crowd to see
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And a cry was brought up,
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"vive la nation.
Vive la république."
00:00:12.706 --> 00:00:15.231
Narrator: In one of history's
great ironies,
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The man who opposed
the death penalty gives his name
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To one of the most notorious
killing machines ever.
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Movie Summary
Documentaries focusing on local secrets (historical and modern) and stories from several different cities across the world. Some of the cities that are included in this series are: New York, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Paris, a...