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Maximilien Robespierre Quotes

Maximilien Robespierre quotes

French Leader May 6, 1758 – July 28, 1794

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Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue; it is sufficient that they love themselves. Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre quote: "The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the..."
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; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country. Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre quote: "Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and..."
Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible, is evil. Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre quote: "To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive..."
To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty. Maximilien Robespierre
Our revolution has made me feel the full force of the axiom that history is fiction and I am convinced that chance and intrigue have produced more heroes than genius and virtue. Maximilien Robespierre
Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over oppressed innocence and punishes triumphant crime is altogether popular. Maximilien Robespierre
A sensibility that wails almost exclusively over the enemies of liberty seems suspect to me. Stop shaking the tyrant's bloody robe in my face, or I will believe that you wish to put Rome in chains. Maximilien Robespierre
Peoples do not judge in the same way as courts of law; they do not hand down sentences, they throw thunderbolts; they do not condemn kings, they drop them back into the void; and this justice is worth just as much as that of the courts. 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 in the hands of the heroes of liberty resembles that with which the henchmen of tyranny are armed ... The government of the revolution is liberty's despotism against tyranny. Is force made only to protect crime Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre quote: "Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence..."
Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime. Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre quote: "The king must die so that the country can live."
The king must die so that the country can live. Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre quote: "Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is..."
Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all. Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre quote: "The general will rules in society as the private will governs..."
The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual. Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre quote: "Pity is treason."
Pity is treason. Maximilien Robespierre

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