Antoine Lavoisier, the Father of Modern Chemistry, was beheaded during the French Revolution.
An appeal to spare his life was cut short by the judge, who said: "The Republic has no need of geniuses."
Vonskippy
Unfortunately for France, in 200+ years, that idea still seems to stick.
L
Neatorama readers are so predictable. I knew the first comment would be something like that.
Jimby
Neither did the Second Republic..
Nor the Third Republic…
Nor the Fourth Republic…
Nor the Fifth Republic of today…
The genocide of the geniuses was most effective, it seems!
L
Just calling it as I see it, Justin. Vonskippy can always be depended upon to rise to the occasion. 
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