Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all — Maximilien Robespierre
Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible. It is then an emanation of virtue. — Maximilien Robespierre
When a Banker jumps out of a window, jump after him – that’s where the money is. — Maximilien Robespierre
The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual. — Maximilien Robespierre
Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime. — Maximilien Robespierre
Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all. — Maximilien Robespierre
Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort — Maximilien Robespierre
Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible, is evil. — Maximilien Robespierre
To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty. — Maximilien Robespierre
The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. — Maximilien Robespierre