Jean-Siffrein Maury
Jean-Siffrein Maury (1746-1817) was a French cardinal, writer, and politician. An anecdote from 1792 recounts a street vendor in Paris who, to attract attention to his pamphlets, shouted ‘Death of Abbé Maury!’ Maury, upon hearing this, reportedly confronted the vendor, gave him a slap, and remarked, ‘Here, if I am dead, at least you will … Read more