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Robespierre
Title: Robespierre
Category: History
Details: Words: 2690 | Pages: 11.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Robespierre
Robespierre:
The Incorruptible, The Terrorist, The Unwavering Idealist
Two hundred years and volume upon volume has failed to end the controversy over Maximilien Robespierre. Rather, they have only created a mountain of supposition and conjecture to be delved into while searching for the true identity of Robespierre. The author of this paper then, in appreciation of J.W. Croker’s description: “Of no one of whom so much has been said is so little known,” …showed first 75 words of 2690 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2690 total…the Revolution that “His dominant idea was the establishment of republican government … and as a matter of fact the men he was hunting were those whose opposition put a spoke in the wheels of that sort of government (Hampson, p. 269).” In either case, Robespierre’s ideal for the state faced inexorable opposition; his idealism extended beyond the scope of reality. He pursued his ideals relentlessly but could not trust them to win over his enemies.
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