Cried Quote by Maximilien Robespierre

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

— Maximilien Robespierre

Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible. It is then an emanation of virtue.

— Maximilien Robespierre

To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

— Maximilien Robespierre

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

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

Omelets are not made without breaking eggs.

— Maximilien Robespierre

The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual.

— Maximilien Robespierre

Establish liberty on a rock of brass.

— Maximilien Robespierre

Pity is treason.

— Maximilien Robespierre

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

The aim of constitutional government is to preserve the Republic; that of revolutionary government is to lay its foundation.

— Maximilien Robespierre

Food that is necessary for man’s existence is as sacred as life itself. Everything that is indispensable for its preservation is the common property…

— Maximilien Robespierre