Why did Maximilien Robespierre approve of the Terror, calling it “the order of the day”?
a) He saw the Terror as a means to suppress opponents and also to guide the French to purer, more moral lives.
b) An amoral fanatic, he seized on the Terror as a way to punish his enemies.
Consider This: Robespierre’s nickname was “The Incorruptible One.” See 6.7: Narrative: Between God and the Guillotine.
c) A mild-mannered lawyer, he only reluctantly finally agreed that the Terror was appropriate for rooting out opposition.
Consider This: Robespierre’s nickname was “The Incorruptible One.” See 6.7: Narrative: Between God and the Guillotine.
d) He hated the way the clergy preyed upon the poor of the village he grew up in and swore revenge against them.
Consider This: Robespierre’s nickname was “The Incorruptible One.” See 6.7: Narrative: Between God and the Guillotine.
a) He saw the Terror as a means to suppress opponents and also to guide the French to purer, more moral lives.
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