Danton's role in the onset of the Revolution has been disputed; many historians describe him as "the chief force in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic".
在革命爆發時丹敦的角色一直有爭議; 很多歷史學家形容他在“推翻君主制和建立法蘭西第一共和國過程中是主導的力量。