Geburtsdatum | Samstag, 06. Mai 1758 |
Geburtsort | Arras, Artois, France |
Todesort | Place_de_la_Révolution |
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Beschreibung | Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (French: [maksimiljɛ̃ ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and statesman who became one of the best-known, influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution. As a member of the Estates-General, the Constituent Assembly and the Jacobin Club, he campaigned for universal manhood suffrage, the right to vote for people of color, Jews, actors, domestic staff and the abolition of both clerical celibacy and French involvement in the Atlantic slave trade. In 1791, Robespierre was elected as "public accuser" and became an outspoken advocate for male citizens without a political voice, for their unrestricted admission to the National Guard, to public offices, and to the commissioned ranks of the army, for the right to |
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.
The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.
