17. Ferdinand Flocon to Marx in Brussels. March 1, 1848
Provisional French Republic Government Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
In the name of the French People
Paris, March 1, 1848
Good and loyal Marx,
The soil of the French Republic is a field of refuge and asylum for all friends of liberty.
Tyranny exiled you, now free France opens its doors to you and to all those who are fighting for the holy cause, the fraternal cause of all the peoples.
Every agent of the French government must interpret his mission in this sense.
Fraternal greetings.
Ferdinand Flocon, Member of the Provisional Government