Depending on who was looking, Maximilien Robespierre was either a hero or ... In the spring of 1794, leading the Jacobin revolution required Robespierre to be for the rule of law and for its ...

We often make historical parallels here. History doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhyme, as clever people say. And sometimes it hiccups. Here is a hiccup. We start with the moral and political ...

In Revolutionary France, Maximilien Robespierre emerged as a passionate ... within the movement—as an outright abolition of law enforcement. Certainly, it sounds that way. While there are ...

Through the life of Maximilien Robespierre, Misha Glenny explores the impact of the French Revolution and the period of violence known as the Terror. Show more On ...

The watchwords of the French Revolution were liberty, equality and fraternity. Maximilien Robespierre believed in them passionately. He was an idealist and a lover of humanity. But during the 365 ...