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{{Important}}{{Villain_Infobox|Image = Robespierre.jpg|fullname = Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre|type of villain = Delusional Tyrant|alias = The Incorruptible|occupation = Lawyer | |||
Leading member of the [[Jacobin Club]] | |||
'''Maximilien Robespierre''' (May | Founder of the Cult of the Supreme Being|hobby = Executing People|origin = 18th Century France|skills = Charisma | ||
Authority|goals = Abolish and execute the french monarchy by any means necessary (succeeded) | |||
Remove all traces of France's old regime (succeeded for a time but eventually failed) | |||
Rule France through fear and power and execute anyone who dare opposes or even question his rule (succeeded for a time but eventually failed) | |||
Establish himself as France's destined divine savior (failed)|crimes = [[Genocide]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Kidnapping]]<br>[[Authoritarianism]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Mass murder]]}} | |||
{{Quote|To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is barbarity.|Maximilien Robespierre}}'''Maximilien Robespierre''' (May 6<sup>th</sup>, 1758 - July 28<sup>th</sup>, 1794) was one of the leaders of the French Revolution. As a leader of the [[Committee of Public Safety]], he was responsible for one of the worst periods in the Revolution - the [[Reign of Terror]]. | |||
==Reign of Terror== | |||
The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution where 16,000 people were executed via guillotine, and another 25,000 people executed without or hastily-done trials, most of whom were against the French Revolution. He was also responsible for the deaths of 100,000 people when he ordered the attack of Vendee. | |||
Ultimately, he was killed via guillotine without trial later on. | |||
==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. | 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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