Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Anticipating this dissolution, the leaders of the Cordeliers district founded in April 1790 the "Société des Amis des droits de l’homme et du citoyen", a popular society which would serve as an alternative means of pursuing the goals and interests of the district. This society held its meetings in the Cordeliers Convent and quickly became known as the "Club des Cordeliers". It took as its motto the phrase "Liberté, égalité, fraternité".