“Most arts have produced miracles, while the art of government has produced nothing but monsters.”
The 2 Monsters of the French Revolution Who Were Consumed by Power—and Lost Their Heads on the Same Day
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Maximilien Robespierre weren't seen as monstrous people prior to the Revolution. What changed?
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"French Revolution. Saint-Just and Robespierre at the Hôtel de Ville of Paris on the night of 9 to 10 Thermidor Year II (July 27 to 28, 1794)," 1897, by Jean-Joseph Weerts. Public domain
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Lawrence W. Reed
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Lawrence Reed is president emeritus of the Foundation for Economic Education in Atlanta and the author of “Real Heroes: Inspiring True Stories of Courage, Character, and Conviction“ and the best-seller “Was Jesus a Socialist?”
