HIST 121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Maximilien Robespierre
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Maximilien robespierre was born a member of the third estate. Experience in that estate could explain his actions as a leader during revolution. Robespierre was extremely charismatic: constantly giving speeches about the need for change. A place where a single leader has absolute power: believed that a republic or democratic society (synonymous) is the only acceptable way to live. Believed that terror is a necessary part of society, as virtue can not exist without it: however, without virtue, terror is fatal. Ironic: robespierre makes it clear that terror is what causes a despotic society, yet the era in which robespierre gains power is referred to as.
