Pity is treason.
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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
Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue; it is sufficient that they love themselves.
Maximilien Robespierre
The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.
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It is with regret that I pronounce the fatal truth Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens Louis must die that the country may live
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The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual.
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Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime.
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