The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible. It is then an emanation of virtue. — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty. — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your government therefore resemble despotism? Yes, as the sword that gleams… — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
Smuggle out the truth, pass it through all the obstacles that its enemies fabricate; multiply, spread by all means possible her message so that… — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual. — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
The revolution is the war of liberty against its enemies. The constitution is the rule of liberty against its enemies. The constitution is the… — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
The aim of constitutional government is to preserve the Republic; that of revolutionary government is to lay its foundation. — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
Formerly, when a king died at Versailles the reign of his successor was immediately announced by the cry: "The king is dead, long live… — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
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