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{{Quote|To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is barbarity.|Maximilien Robespierre}} | |||
'''Maximilien Robespierre''' (May 6th, 1758 - July 28th, 1794) was one of the leaders of the French Revolution. | |||
==Early Life and Education== | ==Early Life and Education== | ||
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==Legal Career== | ==Legal Career== | ||
After completing his law studies, Robespierre was appointed to the Arras bar. He served as a criminal judge for a time, but quickly resigned (ironically, because he was uncomfortable ruling on capital cases, due to his opposition to the death penalty). | After completing his law studies, Robespierre was appointed to the Arras bar. He served as a criminal judge for a time, but quickly resigned (ironically, because he was uncomfortable ruling on capital cases, due to his opposition to the death penalty). | ||
==More Quotes== | ==More Quotes== | ||
{{Quote|If virtue be the spring of a popular government in times of peace, the spring of that government during a revolution is virtue combined with terror: virtue, without which terror is destructive; terror, without which virtue is impotent. 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.|Robespierre, attempting to justify the Reign of Terror}} | {{Quote|If virtue be the spring of a popular government in times of peace, the spring of that government during a revolution is virtue combined with terror: virtue, without which terror is destructive; terror, without which virtue is impotent. 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.|Robespierre, attempting to justify the Reign of Terror}} | ||
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