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   Name:
Maximilien Robespierre
Type:
Leader
Nationality:
French
Birth:
May 6, 1758
Death:
July 28, 1794
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