Peoples do not judge in the same way as courts of law; they do not hand down sentences, they throw thunderbolts; they do not condemn kings, they drop them back into the void; and this justice is worth just as much as that of the courts. Maximilien Robespierre More Quotes by Maximilien Robespierre More Quotes From Maximilien Robespierre Formerly, when a king died at Versailles the reign of his successor was immediately announced by the cry: "The king is dead, long live the king", in order to make it understood that despotism is immortal! Now an entire people, moved by a sublime instinct, cried: Long live the Republic! to teach the universe that tyranny died with the tyrant. Maximilien Robespierre tyrants kings order One can...never create [freedom] by an invading force. Maximilien Robespierre force war peace 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 Maximilien Robespierre citizens regret country Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over oppressed innocence and punishes triumphant crime is altogether popular. Maximilien Robespierre atheism watches ideas Is it to be thought unreasonable that the people, in atonement for wrongs of a century, demand the vengeance of a single day? Maximilien Robespierre demand revenge people 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 effort justice people Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime. Maximilien Robespierre thrones struggle war Terror is nothing else than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible. Maximilien Robespierre prompts terror justice The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual. Maximilien Robespierre separation individual Death is not "an eternal sleep!" Citizens! efface from the tomb that motto, graven by sacrilegious hands, which spreads over all nature a funereal crape, takes from oppressed innocence its support, and affronts the beneficent dispensation of death! Inscribe rather thereon these words: "Death is the commencement of immortality!" Maximilien Robespierre support sleep hands Establish liberty on a rock of brass. Maximilien Robespierre brass rocks liberty No one loves armed missionaries; the first lesson of nature and prudence is to repulse them as enemies. Maximilien Robespierre one-love Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible. It is then an emanation of virtue. Maximilien Robespierre virtue revolution justice Pity is treason. Maximilien Robespierre treason pity
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