Danton was a headstrong firebrand, a swashbuckling political showman with a prodigious memory, whose spectacular oratory held audiences in thrall.

• 丹东是一位刚愎自用的煽动者，一位有着惊人记忆力、喜爱虚张声势的做秀政客，其杰出的演讲才能常令听众如痴如醉。