Weblearn about the period of the french revolution from september 1793 to july 1794, when the government used terror to suppress its enemies.
Webread robespierre's speech to the national convention in 1794, where he defended the use of terror as a means of preserving the republic and the revolution.
Learn about his views.
Webhis death marked the end of the reign of terror and ushered in a new phase of the revolution, known as the thermidorian reaction, characterized by a retreat from.
Webin a speech given to the national convention in february 1794, robespierre justifies the use of revolutionary terror:
“to found and consolidate democracy, to achieve the.
Webrobespierre, the leader of the committee of public safety during the french revolution, argued that virtue was the fundamental principle of democracy.
He defended the reign.
Born chiefly from a paranoid.
Webin july 1794 robespierre was arrested and executed as were many of his fellow jacobins, thereby ending the reign of terror, which was succeeded by the thermidorian reaction.