Charlotte Corday, after killing Marat, wrote to her father, from prison, "Forgive me, dear papa, for having disposed of my life without your permission. I have avenged many innocent victims and I have prevented many future disasters... Adieu, my dear papa, I beg you to forget me or rather to be glad of my ending - its cause was good. I embrace my sister, whom I love with all my heart, as I do all my family..."
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