The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.Oeuvres, Volume 2, p. 253, 1840
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Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) was a prominent French lawyer and politician who became a key figure during the French Revolution. Known for his uncompromising radical views, he played a leading role in the Reign of Terror, a period of mass executions that aimed to purge France of counter-revolutionaries. Robespierre was eventually arrested and executed during the Thermidorian Reaction, marking the end of his controversial and tumultuous political career.
1758–1794·lived 36 years
The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.Oeuvres, Volume 2, p. 253, 1840
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.Speech to the National Convention, 1794
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