| 单词 | Robespierre |
| 例句 | I wonder if the smug Robespierre had any inkling what the next few months would bring. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Less than three months later, on July 27, Robespierre himself was dispatched in the same way and in the same place, and the Reign of Terror swiftly ended. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes on the desk, on a smug picture of Robespierre from early 1794. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “They had a great staff who came in that day to show us how to turn on all the equipment,” Ms. Robespierre said. Jenny Slate in Gillian Robespierre’s ‘Obvious Child’ 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z By excluding the people, however, this version thins the dramatic texture and turns the play into a character study: one in which the sensual, death-haunted, strangely passive Danton confronts the repressed, life-fearing, remorselessly active Robespierre. Theatre review 2010-07-23T00:13:00Z Besides giving the film an aesthetic, the period setting also allows Robespierre to have lots of fun with props. “Landline” review: ’90s nostalgia with a side of modern messiness 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Friend and ally of Robespierre throughout the Reign of Terror, David sat in the revolutionary parliament and joined its most fearsome committees. The Dangerous Beauty of Jacques-Louis David 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z After Robespierre’s fall, David went to jail twice. Two Napoleons in Brooklyn, One in Timberlands 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Along with her friends Anna Bean and Karen Maine, Ms. Robespierre wrote a script about a recently dumped, jobless woman and her resolve to terminate her pregnancy from a one-night stand. Jenny Slate in Gillian Robespierre’s ‘Obvious Child’ 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The arrest and wounding of Robespierre, who was sent to the guillotine in 1794. In Defence of the Terror: Liberty or Death in the French Revolution by Sophie Wahnich – review 2012-08-17T21:55:02Z Opening Friday, “Obvious Child,” which grew out of Ms. Robespierre’s frustration, would be more accurately described as an abortion romantic comedy. Jenny Slate in Gillian Robespierre’s ‘Obvious Child’ 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Robespierre captures the ethos of it in this deceptively understated feature film debut. 'Obvious Child' teases the comedy out of the human condition 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z On the day Robespierre fell, David swore to follow him into death with a line worthy of his “Socrates”: “If you drink the hemlock, I’ll drink it with you.” The Dangerous Beauty of Jacques-Louis David 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z "For every moment of exhilaration on the street, there is a Robespierre in waiting," he said, and questioned whether it was right to call events in Egypt a revolution. Ian McEwan praises Israel before book award 2011-02-18T14:24:34Z Gillian Robespierre’s hilarious 2014 film Obvious Child, for example, about another mixed-up young woman: her agonising is not over whether to get a termination but whether to tell the would-be father. How a new wave of taboo-busting comedies are tackling abortion 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z If you’ve seen Gillian Robespierre’s debut feature, “Obvious Child,” the opening scene of her follow-up, “Landline,” might cause as much fright as laughter. “Landline” review: ’90s nostalgia with a side of modern messiness 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Even at school, Robespierre was moody; even in prison, Danton comes up with a rolling phrase or two. Anne Boleyn; Danton's Death; The Prince of Homburg 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z “Obvious Child,” directed by Gillian Robespierre, is the centerpiece of the series. ArtsBeat: Vampires and Aging Rockers Make the Cut for New Directors/New Films 2014-02-20T19:28:39Z And then what? — reflects the challenges Ms. Robespierre and Ms. Slate have set for themselves. Jenny Slate Considers Abortion in ‘Obvious Child’ 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Even if diluted, this production makes some shrewd psychological points; and its greatest revelation is that Robespierre is a tragic figure. Theatre review 2010-07-23T00:13:00Z This time, Robespierre has a different taboo to tackle: infidelity. “Landline” review: ’90s nostalgia with a side of modern messiness 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z But this is no matter to McLaren, a capitalist Robespierre given to pronouncements like “I don’t want musicians, I want saboteurs!” Rock ’n’ Roll Swindles, Revisited 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Others like Kent, Amirpour and Robespierre are only just getting their feet wet. Daring films lifted the artform in 2014 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z In the play, Danton is as hedonistic as Robespierre is inflexible; Robespierre is also ready to sacrifice anyone to the virtuous new republic — starting with Danton, whose relative moderation he has grown to despise. Review: A Far-From-Revolutionary ‘Danton’s Death’ 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Gillian Robespierre made a nervy splash with “Obvious Child,” a tart, audaciously unapologetic comedy about a young woman seeking an abortion. The best movies of 2014: ‘Boyhood,’ ‘Force Majeure,’ ‘Selma’ and more I know that “Obvious Child” — Gillian Robespierre’s new film about a woman who, in addition to doing a lot of other things, also has an abortion – is actually a romantic comedy. Shocking movie portrayal: Why “Obvious Child” is a revolutionary fairy tale 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z It's clear Ali is no fun to live with, and Robespierre and Holm redirect our sympathies from one family member to another gracefully. ‘Landline’ Is a Message From the Lost World of 1990s 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z But her director and longtime collaborator Gillian Robespierre told her that the suit’s wild print was “not picture-safe. It would have looked like the taffeta was animated.” Jenny Slate’s Netflix Special Is All About the Joy of Getting Dressed 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z His presence gave this gripping revolutionary thriller a subversive subtext: Danton and his followers are played by French actors, while the villainous Robespierre and his allies are played by Poles. Remembering Andrzej Wajda, Unflinching Observer of Modern Poland 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The result, which is laced with literary references, dramatizes the rivalry between two revolutionary leaders, Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre. Review: A Far-From-Revolutionary ‘Danton’s Death’ 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The vividly rendered city brings the strife home, with its thousands of computer-controlled protesters packing the squares, its to-scale landmarks and its walk-on appearances by Robespierre and Napoleon. Assassin’s Creed Rogue and Unity, Moral Tables Are Turned 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z During the Revolution he signed off on Louis XVI’s execution, supported the murderous Maximilien Robespierre, and made his art a recording device for the Reign of Terror. Art Review: ?Drawings From the Louvre? at the Morgan Library - Review 2011-09-29T21:30:26Z The director and screenwriter, Gillian Robespierre, brings no substance to the chitchat and no complexity to the characters, the plot, the issues, the New York settings, or the images. Movies 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z As a result, the members of France’s Directory — the small ruling council that replaced the executed Robespierre — consistently underestimated the popular commander. ‘Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny’ sheds new light on the storied emperor 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Even in the 1860s his was the old world of Robespierre, Hegel, Adam Smith and the Spinning Jenny. Karl Marx: a Nineteenth-Century Life by Jonathan Sperber – review 2013-06-26T07:00:04Z “We always say that it’s not an agenda-driven movie,” says Robespierre, “but it is.” How Do You Make a Romantic Comedy With an Abortion? Inside "Obvious Child" 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z To him, Ayatollah Khomeini’s Iranian revolution owed much more to Robespierre than to the 12 Shia Imams. The deep roots of modern resentment 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Beaton brings not just intelligence to her subjects, but also precise deflation, as the artist props up a pantheon of famous names — Caesar, Byron, Robespierre, et al. — for pen-and-ink skewering. Best graphic novels of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Gillian Robespierre was comfortable making us uncomfortable using stand-up comedy as a stage for discussing abortion and early adulthood in "Obvious Child." Daring films lifted the artform in 2014 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z In his mind, he is not a reformer but a ruthless revolutionary — Robespierre, or Trotsky. ‘No Place to Hide,’ by Glenn Greenwald 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z More disturbing, Harris’s radicalism leads him on more than one occasion to embrace an ends-justify-the-violent-means ethic of the sort espoused by utopian revolutionaries from Robespierre to Stalin to Mao. Can One City Be a Microcosm of Everything That’s Wrong? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Ms. Robespierre, though, is proud that her film repositions abortion, long typecast as a first-act red herring, as a third-act resolution that, if complicated, still feels cinematically satisfying. Jenny Slate in Gillian Robespierre’s ‘Obvious Child’ 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z His “Danton and Robespierre,” a seething drama set in the French Revolution, had 40 solo roles, a chorus of 250 and an orchestra of 150. John Eaton, Composer and Electronic Innovator, Dies at 80 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Directed by newcomer Gillian Robespierre, the movie has earned positive reviews for its approach to the abortion rights debate. 'Obvious Child's' Jenny Slate ready to be in the lead 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z But Robespierre’s direction of the many fine actors she assembled is assured, her sense of pacing nicely loose-limbed. REVIEW: Obvious Child: Do Not Abort This Movie! 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Carriere puts his stamp on the story of Robespierre and David during the French Revolution, during which the former wanted to replace religion with a secular Supreme Being, and demanded that the latter paint it. Comics: Brilliant 'Louvre' graphic novel draws strong story 2011-04-05T19:47:03Z They have become serial collaborators, ever since Robespierre identified something sensitive about Slate’s stand-up. Jenny Slate Wrote a Book-Shaped Thing. What Is It? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “Obvious Child,” which opens commercially June 6, was directed by Gillian Robespierre and stars Jenny Slate, an alumna of “Saturday Night Live” and the YouTube stop-motion sensation “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.” ArtsBeat: Rooftop Films Sets Summer Lineup 2014-04-22T21:16:32Z Robespierre was even allowed to film at a clinic, an experience that ended up being Robespierre’s favorite part of making the movie, the part where it felt like “everyone clicked together.” How Do You Make a Romantic Comedy With an Abortion? Inside "Obvious Child" 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z She credits her feminist awakening to that film’s director, Gillian Robespierre. Jenny Slate Wrote a Book-Shaped Thing. What Is It? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Can Gilliam Robespierre’s Obvious Child really be the first romantic comedy about a woman who wants an abortion? REVIEW: Obvious Child: Do Not Abort This Movie! 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z So, back in Baltimore, Robespierre suggested a possible reason why it was easy to find financing: “It seemed,” she told the crowd, “like people were waiting for this story.” How Do You Make a Romantic Comedy With an Abortion? Inside "Obvious Child" 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z These sauces aren’t remotely heavy or deadening, two of the charges hurled at them when they were led to the guillotines by the Robespierres of nouvelle cuisine. Le Coucou Pays Rich Homage to Old-School French Cuisine 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Under Robespierre’s leadership, the Committee for Public Safety attempted to reorganize and “rationalize” French society as a whole, not just win wars. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Maximilien de Robespierre, a lawyer who championed the principles of equality, led the provisional government of France, World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Robespierre’s execution kicked off the Thermidorian Reaction, in which France returned to more conservative policies. Digital media promised revolution. And a bloody business it's been 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z In Nevada, Republican candidate Adam Laxalt portrays himself as a modern-day Robespierre. Opinion | Ivy League Republicans’ phony rebellion against the ‘elites’ 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The Reign of Terror, the radical phase of the French Revolution, ended on July 28, 1794, when Robespierre went to the guillotine. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Revolutionary government passed a number of radical measures under Robespierre’s leadership. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1794, members of the opposition had removed Robespierre from power, and the Terror finally came to an end in July 1794 when its leaders, including Robespierre, were executed on the guillotine. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Republican Robespierre, then-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, would have been neutered as party leader with the pacifying Powell in his place. Opinion | What if Colin Powell had run for president in 1996? 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z They saw the promise of a republic and the dangers of a Robespierre. Without a constitutional map, Americans will be lost 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z Robespierre and his supporters set out to build a “republic of virtue” by wiping out every trace of France’s past. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Robespierre inspired revulsion and fear among even some of his erstwhile supporters because of his fanatical devotion to the Revolutionary cause and his overt attachment to using terror to achieve his ends. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Disagreements between the Committee of Public Safety and the Convention over religious and economic policies hastened the end of the Reign of Terror as support for Robespierre’s repressive policies dwindled. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Director Gillian Robespierre depicted a “safe, judgment-free abortion” as she described it, in her film “Obvious Child,” one of several recent independent movies to do so. Opinion | On TV, abortion is the road less traveled. Life’s not like that. 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Cancel culture will be extinguished at a huge cost only when its own Robespierre arrives and the pyramid of victims grows too large, he said. As phenomenon grows, business booms for cancel culture consultant 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Under Robespierre’s leadership, the committee often had these “enemies” tried in the morning and guillotined in the afternoon. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, in July of 1794 a conspiracy of worried Revolutionaries succeeded in arresting, briefly trying, and then executing Robespierre as a tyrant. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s much more fun to cosplay as Robespierre than a financial literacy teacher. Opinion | GameStop is not a morality tale. People’s life savings are at stake. 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z At the height of the reign of terror on May 6, 1794, during the French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre announced that the Committee for Public Safety now recognized the existence of God. The politics of cultural despair: That's what's killing us, not Donald Trump 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z “It’s become a cowardly mob of upper-class social media addicts, Twitter Robespierres who move from discipline to discipline torching reputations and jobs with breathtaking casualness.” Writer Matt Taibbi: ‘American left has lost its mind,’ journalism a victim 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Robespierre justified his use of terror by suggesting that it enabled French citizens to remain true to the ideals of the Revolution. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After the fall of Robespierre the Revolution began to slide away from its most radical positions. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Cummings’ university history tutor once described him as “something like a Robespierre”, “determined to bring down things that don’t work”. The truth about why Cummings hasn't gone: Johnson is too terrified to sack him | Marina Hyde 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z And from that perspective, I only hope that, rather than figuring as an amalgam of Thucydides and Stephen Hawking, he doesn’t end up looking more like an unnerving cross between Robespierre and Dr Strangelove. Inside the mind of Dominic Cummings 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z An enemy of Robespierre steals the secret book listing his candidates for the guillotine. Movies on TV this week: 'Young Frankenstein' and more 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z The “enemies of the Revolution” who troubled Robespierre the most were fellow radicals who challenged his leadership. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Robespierre has Sir Percy’s wife kidnapped to spite him for helping French nobles elude the guillotine. Movies on TV this week: 'Silence of the Lambs' 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z They came for Robespierre in the end, too. The truth about why Cummings hasn't gone: Johnson is too terrified to sack him | Marina Hyde 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z She revels at the prospect of learning about power struggles such as the War of the Roses or historical figures such as Maximilien Robespierre, a leader during the early stages of the French Revolution. She’s a champion science student. But she loves history. What should she do? 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z They present themselves as the new vanguard of French feminism, the new blood, except they can sound to some like Stalinist commissars, or Robespierre in culottes, passing edicts about what is acceptable conduct. After the #MeToo backlash, an insider’s guide to French feminism 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z In July 1793, Robespierre became leader of the Committee of Public Safety. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Bolsheviks admired the cleansing purges of Robespierre’s Reign of Terror: “A revolution without firing squads is meaningless,” Lenin said. Opinion | What If the Russian Revolution Had Never Happened? 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The other is dominated by identity politics — a movement that counts a growing number of Robespierres. Opinion | Our political parties can’t save themselves 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Thermidor was the month in 1794 during which the Jacobin phase of the French Revolution was ended, with the beheading of Robespierre. Those who lived through the Russian Revolution understood history – unlike us | Paul Mason 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z Robespierre Bolivar, spokesman of the Department of Foreign Affairs, described the initial progress after years of efforts by Southeast Asian countries to negotiate a code of conduct with China “as a very big step.” ASEAN wants talks on nonaggression pact with China soon 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z For the next year, Robespierre governed France virtually as a dictator, and the period of his rule became known as the Reign of Terror. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the way, it’s often unexpectedly and guffawingly funny, especially when Robespierre cuts from a televised Hillary Clinton speech to Falco wearing an identical pink suit a few days later. Review | ‘Landline’: 1990s-set dysfunctional-family comedy pays homage to a bygone New York 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Robespierre, for her part, loves being able to get in touch with the babysitter at any moment and, “I really like maps at all times,” she said. In the 1995-set movie ‘Landline,’ communication is hard enough without texting and Facebook 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z “It’s a romantic comedy sort of sans romance, but with love and intimacy and passion,” said Robespierre. Indie Focus: Family, friendship and a 'futuristic whats-it' with 'Landline,' 'Girls Trip' and 'Valerian' 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z “Liz and I really try hard to make our characters feel relatable and lived in and realistic and honest,” Robespierre said. On sisters and snacks with Jenny Slate and the team behind 'Landline' 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Their only crime was that they were considered less radical than Robespierre. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonal swerves can be a source of useful friction; here they’re simply awkward, and Robespierre’s efforts to meld sentiment and laughs grow increasingly strained. Jenny Slate stars in tired '90s-set family dysfunction comedy 'Landline' 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Added Robespierre: “The big thing was if you made plans to meet on that corner, you better be on that corner, or else.” In the 1995-set movie ‘Landline,’ communication is hard enough without texting and Facebook 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Robespierre, Slate and Quinn are scheduled to attend both screenings; the first of which will be followed by a party at the DAR Rainier Chapter House. SIFF 2017: Highlights of the film festival’s third week 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z When Robespierre, Holm and Slate sat along with new addition Quinn for a recent interview in Los Angeles, the warm affection and admiration among them was palpable. On sisters and snacks with Jenny Slate and the team behind 'Landline' 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z French public opinion shifted dramatically after Robespierre’s death. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Case in point is Gillian Robespierre’s comedy “Landline,” a New York-set group portrait that reduces those tensions to checklist items as it plumbs the shallows of dysfunction. Jenny Slate stars in tired '90s-set family dysfunction comedy 'Landline' 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z “We thought that people would just clap or start erupting in laughter,” Robespierre said. In the 1995-set movie ‘Landline,’ communication is hard enough without texting and Facebook 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z “Landline,” directed by Gillian Robespierre, will be the festival’s Centerpiece Gala, screening June 3 at the Egyptian. Your guide to getting tickets for the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, in furthering their work together, Robespierre said they were also wary “to not do ‘Obvious Child 2.’” On sisters and snacks with Jenny Slate and the team behind 'Landline' 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Both James Madison and Maximilien Robespierre pursued certain truths about human equality; only one employed the argument of the guillotine. Opinion | The tribal truths that set the stage for Trump’s lies 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Adamsberg senses a connection and follows two trails: a disastrous trip to Iceland taken years earlier, and a bizarre organization dedicated to meticulously re-enacting scenes from the life of the French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre. A mystery roundup: spies, magicians, and death in a bathtub 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z When she was making the movie, Robespierre assumed the moment would get a few chuckles once Clinton was president. In the 1995-set movie ‘Landline,’ communication is hard enough without texting and Facebook 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Che then moved on to South America, trading his role as the Robespierre of the Cuban revolution for his lasting iconic image as a martyr for socialism. Opinion | How Cubans’ gift for improvization sustained the politics and pleasures of Havana 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z “We wanted to expand, on how we’d weave different story lines together, different characters, how they’d react with each other within a scene,” said Robespierre. On sisters and snacks with Jenny Slate and the team behind 'Landline' 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Philippot’s single-minded mission to control the party line and root out dissenters has led his rivals inside the party to liken him to Robespierre, the ruthless French revolutionary leader. The man who could make Marine Le Pen president of France 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z It’s the kind of thing Stalin would have said, or Robespierre.” Should we even go there? Historians on comparing fascism to Trumpism 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z At another point, Ali goes to a rave much like the ones Robespierre used to occasionally frequent. In the 1995-set movie ‘Landline,’ communication is hard enough without texting and Facebook 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z He was an admirer of other historic men of action as well, including Robespierre, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Ninety Years of Fidel Castro 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The seeds of “Landline” came from conversations Robespierre, Holm and Slate had while traveling to promote “Obvious Child” — late nights spent talking in hotel rooms. On sisters and snacks with Jenny Slate and the team behind 'Landline' 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Robespierre floated aloft upon a similarly callous intoxication. The College Formerly Known as Yale 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z George Washington said he preferred the plow to the messiness of politics — Robespierre preferred the guillotine. It's Time to Reflect on the French Revolution 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z I wrote my first book, Fatal Purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution, because I’m interested in power and politics. ‘Big books by blokes about battles’: Why is history still written mainly by men? 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z We all know what’s going on at the colleges, with the mad little Marats and Robespierres who are telling students and administrators what they are and are not allowed to say or do. The First Amendment Needs Your Prayers 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z From Rousseau to Robespierre, the republic was envisioned as perpetually embattled, necessitating armed resistance and struggle if its desires for freedom over oppression, barbarism and tyranny were to be realized. France's Long History of Defending Itself—And Its Values 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z On July 28, 1794, Robespierre, the man who oversaw the murder of so many, was himself guillotined. The College Formerly Known as Yale 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Someone at Yale University should have dressed up as Robespierre for Halloween, as its students seem to have lost their minds over what constitutes a culturally appropriate costume. Yale’s Little Robespierres 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Even Jonathan Israel of the Institute for Advanced Study, a somewhat more reputable authority, spoke repeatedly of Robespierre’s “dictatorship” in his 2014 history of the revolution. 5 myths about the French Revolution 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The consensus is that this is an unusually promising debut from Robespierre, but even that’s not entirely fair: Obvious Child is a promise fulfilled. Our Favorite Films of 2014: Newsweek Staff Picks As Robespierre reminded his followers, to ‘good citizens’ the republic owed ‘the full protection of the state’ while to ‘the enemies of the people it owes only death.’ France's Long History of Defending Itself—And Its Values 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z They took the term from the man whom Robespierre called a “prodigy of virtue,” Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The College Formerly Known as Yale 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z He said the game sought to capture the complexity of characters like Robespierre and Marie-Antoinette. Assassin’s Creed Meets the French Revolution, and the Left Rebels Again 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Robespierre, a stiff-mannered lawyer from the northern French town of Arras, was just one of 12 members of the Committee of Public Safety, which exercised quasi-dictatorial powers for less than a year in 1793-1794. 5 myths about the French Revolution 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z But even without a larger political context, Gillian Robespierre’s first feature film is enough of a treasure to transcend the pregnancy rom-com cliché. Our Favorite Films of 2014: Newsweek Staff Picks Over 200 years after his death by guillotine, Robespierre is portrayed as one of the villains in the game. France Takes Issue With ‘Assassin’s Creed’ In fashion terms, it swept away the restrictive layers of finery, slicing off embroidery as Robespierre cleaved off aristocratic heads, in favor of stripped-back tailoring in black and navy blue. A Men's Wear Revolution 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Fouché, the Revolutionary leader who became Napoleon’s extremely efficient Minister of Police, used some of Robespierre’s means to build networks of informers keeping him abreast of every possible conspiracy, not to mention regular criminal activities. Paris Nightclub Owners Are Pouting About the Morality Police “I don’t think we’re being glib about the decision or actual procedure,” said Robespierre. In the Movies, Abortion Is Dangerous Speaking of jokes -- of which there are plenty in “Obvious Child” -- Robespierre said she didn’t let the touchy topics or serious subject matter restrict any of the film’s potential for humor. Jenny Slate, Gillian Robespierre Talk Abortion Comedy 'Obvious Child' 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z He described Mr Grillo as the most dangerous type of populist, likening him to Robespierre, Stalin and Pol Pot. Italy's Grillo savages left and right 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z US cryptographers intercepted diplomatic communications at a 1922 conference During the French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre and his cohort watched the population with a careful eye and ruthlessly cracked down on internal dissent. A world history of government spying 2013-11-01T02:17:20Z One reminder of Father Colapietro will remain at Holy Cross after he leaves: Robespierre, the cat. Last Call for ‘the Saloon Priest’ 2013-06-22T04:03:10Z In making Obvious Child, Robespierre and her team set out to make the abortion experience as realistic as possible. In the Movies, Abortion Is Dangerous But just because Robespierre wanted to the film about more than just abortion doesn’t mean she glossed over the details of the procedure. Jenny Slate, Gillian Robespierre Talk Abortion Comedy 'Obvious Child' 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The bloody effervescence of the Bastille gave way to Robespierre and then Napoleon; Stalin crushed Trotsky. You Say You Want a Revolution? 2013-06-23T08:45:00Z This is the digital revolution's Robespierre moment, the onset of the terror. For the digital revolution, this is the Robespierre moment 2012-07-10T19:30:01Z All would have gone well, says Louis Blanc, had not the wicked Thermidorians, on the occasion of Robespierre's fall, brought in a policy of vice and self-seeking instead of one of virtue and brotherly love. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z Written and directed by filmmaker Gillian Robespierre and starring actress and comedian Jenny Slate, the film hits theaters in Los Angeles and New York Friday. In the Movies, Abortion Is Dangerous "Obvious Child" writer and director Gillian Robespierre added, “We don’t feel like women should feel judgement for making this choice. It's private and complex, but it doesn’t need to be riddled with guilt.” Jenny Slate, Gillian Robespierre Talk Abortion Comedy 'Obvious Child' 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Mitchel had in certain respects a suspicious resemblance to the earlier and milder phases of Robespierre's peculiar intellectual idiosyncrasy. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z So Paris deigned to be interested; interested even into momentary forgetfulness of the day's "List of the Condemned" and of Robespierre's newest patriotic murder dreams. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z If it were necessary to sing a hymn of praise to Robespierre, Marat, and Co., The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z At the Q&A in Washington, Robespierre defended the film’s treatment of the contentious issue. In the Movies, Abortion Is Dangerous “That’s the kind of stuff I like to talk about,” Robespierre said. Jenny Slate, Gillian Robespierre Talk Abortion Comedy 'Obvious Child' 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Hoche escaped execution, however, though imprisoned in Paris until the fall of Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z France went wild, France lost her head, and neither Danton nor Robespierre checked the extravagances of the people. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z In the former, Robespierre and the guillotine executed vengeance. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The absurdities of the old religion yielded place to Reason—embodied symbolically for the hour in the person of Mme Momoro—afterwards, more vaguely, in Robespierre's Supreme Being, who really came from Rousseau. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z "And if he must have a name borrowed from France, let it be Robespierre's: let him be called magnificently the Robespierre of Ireland." Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z The substitution for the French monarchy of a Robespierre first, of a Napoleon afterwards, had involved all orders in a common ruin. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z He read the Ami du Peuple, a popular journal edited by one, Marat, which openly advocated regicide; and became acquainted with a forbidding person of greenish complexion and smooth aspect whom men called Robespierre. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z In 1793, Louis and his Queen were guillotined, and the next year saw the Princess Elizabeth's head fall, while the bloody star of Robespierre loomed in the ascendant. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Paine; being an American citizen, asked Washington, then President, to say a word to Robespierre in his behalf. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z While under sentence of death, while in the gloomy cell of his prison, Thomas Paine wrote to Washington, asking him to say one word to Robespierre in favor of the author of "Common Sense." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z When the Jacobin club was “purified” in the winter, Danton’s name would have been struck out as a moderate if Robespierre had not defended him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z He was accused of treason, defended by Robespierre, and sent back to the army of the north. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Then he went whining to the great Republican leader, Robespierre, complaining that he had unearthed evidence of many plots to carry off the royal child, proclaim him King of France, and overthrow the Republic. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z He was imprisoned during the Terror, and only escaped with life by the downfall of Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z "Macaroni à la République," "Fricandeau à la Robespierre," or "Filet à la Charrier," are as dear to republican hearts as they are cheap to republican pockets. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z The committees had deliberated on his arrest soon afterwards, and again it was Robespierre who resisted the proposal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The sanguinary intolerance of Robespierre and other disciples of Rousseau was described earlier in this volume. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Robespierre became both tired and jealous of his great friend and compatriot, and decided to get rid of him. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z Moreover, the Septembriseurs—Robespierre, Danton, Marat and their lesser satellites—realized that not only their influence but their safety depended on keeping the Revolution alive. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z A mitigation of the horrors of those days came at last when the head of the arch-assassin, Robespierre, rolled away from the block on July 27th, 1794. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z At last Billaud Varenne, the most prominent spirit of the committee after Robespierre, succeeded in gaining Robespierre over to his designs against Danton. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z He is probably the most interesting specimen in existence of the school from which Robespierre would have chosen his colleagues. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z Robespierre ruled the Convention with a hand of iron, and ruthlessly sacrificed to La Guillotine all who stood in his way. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z Robespierre, who hated the Girondists, whose lustre had so long obscured his own, had proposed to include them in the proscription lists of September; the Mountain to a man desired their overthrow. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z It was at this juncture that Robespierre, the man of blood and crime, suddenly became the apostle of a new cult, which was baptized in the blood of the adorers of reason. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Robespierre was probably actuated by the motives of selfish policy which soon proved the greatest blunder of his life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Even the immaculate Maximilien Robespierre himself has never had the honor of having admitted that he approached him in moral grandeur. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Then a mighty roar went up from the crowd, a cart jolted up the street, and there sat that Robespierre, his hands tied behind him, and his wicked face bound up in a rag! When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z They had behind them the revolutionary Commune, the Sections and the National Guard of Paris, and they had gained control of the Jacobin club, where Brissot, absorbed in departmental work, had been superseded by Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Its Committee of Public Safety, the supreme secret council of the Convention, included men like Danton, Marat, and Robespierre. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z The Convention, aided by Robespierre and the authority of the committee, assented with ignoble unanimity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Robespierre, however, found him an obstacle to his religious schemes, and involved him in the fate of the H�bertists. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z I saw a man pay thirty francs for a newspaper telling how yesterday Robespierre was condemned! When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z The survivors of the party made an effort to re-enter the Convention after the fall of Robespierre, but it was not until the 5th of March 1795 that they were formally reinstated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z A. Yet was he only one of them that slew: The fiend had taken a deadly wound from Bayle; And did he 'roar to see his kingdom fail' 'Neath Robespierre, or raise his head anew? The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z The committees presently came to quarrel with the pretensions of Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Robespierre was an acrid fanatic, and unlike Danton, who only cared to secure the practical results of the Revolution, he had a moral and religious ideal which he intended to force on the nation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z As he was one of Robespierre's most trusted spies, he doubtless thought himself scarcely safe, for you know they are now imprisoning all who were connected with Robespierre. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z I had no friend here; and it was a time when no friend would have served me: Robespierre ruled. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Robespierre, shortly before the French Revolution, delivered a series of lectures against capital punishment; and sooner should I trust him for sincerity, than I would a Popish priest when he cries peace with heretics. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z It was a happy hour for Paine when, on a day in May, he saw Robespierre rise in the National Assembly to propose abolition of the death penalty. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Robespierre, there were in the Convention at that time three principal factions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The proscriptions of the Roman Decemviri and the more recent and horrible cruelties of the French Robespierre are appalling instances of what people CAN DO when armed with absolute power. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z Robespierre's doom was sealed when he had real power, and used it to prevent any organization of the constitutional government which might have checked revolutionary excesses. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z They were arrested, thrown into prison and, in the confusion of Robespierre’s fall, apparently forgotten. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Capital punishment," cries Robespierre, "is but a base assassination—punishing one crime by another, murder with murder. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The Thermidorians, the immediate agents in Robespierre’s overthrow, such as Tallien, had loudly professed Jacobinism, but wanted to make their peace with the nation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z It is really awarding Maximilian Robespierre too much honour to compare him with Immanuel Kant. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Many allegations against Robespierre have been disproved He tried to save Danton and Camille Desmoulins, and did save seventy-three deputies whose death the potentates of the Committee of Public Safety had planned. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z In Paris, where he lived first with a spiritualistic doctor and afterwards, like Robespierre, at the house of a cabinetmaker, his mystical tendencies were strengthened. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z With others he strained his eyes to see the Coming Man; with others he sees formidable Danton glaring at Lafayette; and presently sees advancing softly between them the sentimental, philanthropic—Robespierre. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z But Robespierre knew what a gulf parted him from almost all his countrymen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z But if Immanuel Kant, that arch-destroyer in the realms of thought, far surpassed Maximilian Robespierre in terrorism, yet he had certain points of resemblance to the latter that invite a comparison of the two men. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Robespierre, he remarks, assigned no reason for his imprisonment. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z He was coming away, in deep disgust, and burning wrath, when he was seized himself, and put into prison by order of Mr Robespierre. The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z The day was to come when he must confront Robespierre with a memory of this scene. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z The most notable Jacobins have seldom left memoirs, but the works of Robespierre and St Just enable us to form a clearer conception of the authors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Maximilian Robespierre was only the hand of Jean Jacques Rousseau—the bloody hand that from the womb of time drew forth the body whose soul Rousseau had created. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Robespierre was eloquently deprecating useless effusion of blood. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Look at Robespierre—” She stopped and examined Ermengarde’s countenance, which was beginning to look bewildered. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z That Robespierre would supersede Lafayette Paine could little imagine. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z But soon after Danton had ceased to be a member of the Committee of Public Safety Robespierre was elected, and now became the most powerful man in France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Calvin's fierce religious intolerance was, morally speaking, more intense, more implacable, than the fierce political intolerance of Robespierre. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z In the opening years of the French Revolution the two men in Europe who seemed omnipotent were Pitt and Robespierre. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z On the 9th Thermidor, however, he took sides against Robespierre, and on the 12th of September 1794 he was named by the Convention as a member of the executive committee of public instruction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z At this juncture Paine held a supremacy in the constitutional clubs of England and Ireland equal to that of Robespierre over the Jacobins of Paris. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z When he became aware of the feud between Robespierre and the Commune, he conceived the hope of limiting the Terror and guiding the Revolution into a sane course. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z "Monsieur de Robespierre, will you do me the favor of seeing Monsieur Marat home, for he is incapable of standing upright?" said she. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The friends, disciples, biographers, of Thomas Paine have it in their creed that he suffered under both Pitt and Robespierre, It is certain that neither Pitt nor Robespierre was so strong as he appeared. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z In the letter to Franklin, by which the copy of his argument was accompanied, Robespierre spoke of Franklin as "a man whose least merit is to be the most illustrious savant of the world." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z There is little doubt that Pitt was forced to this first step which reversed the traditions of English freedom, and gave that Minister his historic place as the English Robespierre of counter-revolution.* The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Barbaroux accused Robespierre of aiming at a dictatorship, and Buzot demanded a guard recruited in the departments to protect the Convention. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Robespierre's life, so like that of Calvin, can alone perhaps enable our contemporaries to understand Calvin's. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z But although Paine would appear to have ascribed his misfortunes to Robespierre at the time, he was evidently mystified by the whole thing. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z A far more philosophic writer than Robert Marsh has called him the Robespierre of Canada. Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier 2011-08-06T02:00:04.917Z Whence Cheetham. dwelling on the enormity of the "single representative assembly," queries: "May not Paine's constitution of Pennsylvania have been the cause of the tyranny of Robespierre?" The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Robespierre frankly demanded that Louis as a public enemy should be put to death without form of trial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z "With pleasure, madame," replied Monsieur de Robespierre with an air of gallantry; "I wish you had ordered me to do something more difficult." The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Robespierre, three months before that, had ceased to attend the Committee, disavowing responsibility for its actions: Paine was not released. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The writer dreads to put in print his estimate of such a political monster as Thad Stevens, the misanthropic genius of reconstruction, the Robespierre of America. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z But Paine was won over to Robespierre by this humane enthusiasm. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Robespierre was not a man of action; he knew not how to form or lead a party; he lived not with his fellows but with his own thoughts and ambitions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z He formed in the Consistory a perfect Calvinist inquisition, exactly like the revolutionary tribunal instituted by Robespierre. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z He knew that Robespierre was a man of measured words, and pondered the sentence that he should "be decreed of accusation for the interests of America as much as of France." The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Robespierre’s guillotine cut off the heads of its victims. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z The appalling fact was revealed that the most powerful revolutionists—Robespierre and Marat especially—had never considered a Republic, and did not know what it was. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Robespierre’s enemies called on the Committee of Public Safety Fall of Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The Consistory handed over the victims to be condemned by the Council, which Calvin ruled through the Consistory just as Robespierre ruled the Convention through the Jacobin Club. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z It does not necessarily follow that Paine would have been condemned; but there were some who did not mean that he should escape, among whom Robespierre may or may not have been included. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z When Louis the Sixteenth, Robespierre, Napoleon, came to power, who ruled then, the better or the worse? Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z This humane man has the death-sentence of Robespierre on him anticipated by the ambassador of a country which, while affecting grief for Louis XVI., was helping on his fate.* The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Had Robespierre possessed Danton’s energy, the result might have been doubtful. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Pitt, Luther, Calvin, and Robespierre, all these Harpagons in greed of dominion, died penniless. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z As for Robespierre, his argument was a very powerful reply to Paine, who had reminded him of the bill he had introduced into the old National Assembly for the abolition of capital punishment. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z He is neither the supreme being of Robespierre and J. J. Rousseau, nor the pantheistic god of Spinoza, nor even the at once immanent, transcendental, and very equivocal god of Hegel. God and the State 2011-07-02T02:00:10.230Z After the downfall of Robespierre, he went to Paris and remained there long enough to be assured of the storm impending over his native country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Robespierre, whose jaw had been shattered by a pistol shot, was left in agony for the night. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z So there is a despair which relieves itself by revelry; as, for example, during the plague at Athens,--or in the expectation of the last day,--or in the anticipation of a Robespierre's butcher-knife. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z This opinion of Robespierre is held by some humane men. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z He was the prophet of the doctrinaire State, as Robespierre, his worthy and faithful disciple, tried to become its high priest. God and the State 2011-07-02T02:00:10.230Z Robespierre affirmed that he had lived in defence of virtue and his country. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Robespierre, the leading member of the committee, abhorred the chiefs of the Commune, not merely because they conflicted with his ambition but from difference of character. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z On this being remarked, she communicated the tidings of the fall of the sanguinary tyranny of Robespierre. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z When it was proposed to organize a government under it, and dissolve the Convention, Robespierre remarked: That sounds like a suggestion of Pitt! The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z But, while this historian described the features, personal deportment, and domestic character of Antoinette, Mirabeau and Robespierre, an impenetrable veil was drawn over her own condition. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z You see, the newspapers and preachers then Were raising such a hullabaloo About irreligion and dishonesty, And calling old Altgeld an anarchist, And comparing us to Robespierre And the guillotine boys in France. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z On the 8th the festival of the Supreme Being was solemnized, Robespierre acting as pontiff amid the outward deference and secret jeers of his colleagues. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The remnants of Robespierre’s faction became alarmed at this Thermidor reaction, in which they scented royalism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z When Robespierre first became a leader he had particular charge of diplomatic affairs. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z In his account of the 9th Thermidor, he makes Barrère say to Billaud-Varennes, "Do not attack Robespierre;" and on the strength of this expatiates on the greatness of his hero. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Her crime before such murderers as Robespierre and Marat was that she was the friend of Louis XVI. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z Robespierre professed consideration for the deputies of the Plain, who were glad to buy safety by conforming to his will; but he could not reckon on their help in time of danger. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z During five months, while affecting to be the representative of “a reign of justice and virtue,” he laboured at strengthening his politico-religious dictatorship—already so formidably armed—with Robespierre’s dictatorship. new powers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Robespierre identified his "Supreme Being" with nature, of whose ferocities the poor Girondins soon had tragical evidence.* The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z His horrible career ended with the fall of Robespierre and the terrorists on the 9th Thermidor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z During the Revolution he opposed the extreme republicans, and narrowly escaped the guillotine at the downfall of Robespierre. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z When St Just proposed Robespierre to the committees as dictator, he found no response. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z By his dogma of the supreme state Robespierre founded a theocratic government with the police as an Inquisition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Robespierre's originality was that he did invent a god, made in his own image, and to that idol offered human sacrifices,—beginning with his own humanity. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z On the fall of Robespierre he was made professor of literature in the �cole Centrale des Quatre-Nations, and he was one of the original members of the Institute. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z This leads Lenin to the view of Robespierre that even the Terror is in a sense mystically sanctified—a view of which Marx never dreamt in his most daring moments. The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion 2011-04-01T02:00:43.730Z The fall of Robespierre had consequences unforeseen by his destroyers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Robespierre’s suggestion, had committed one last mistake, by leaving the task of putting the constitution into practice to new men even more inexperienced than themselves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z An essay by Paine on Robespierre has been lost, and his opinion of the man can be gathered only from occasional remarks. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The triumph of Robespierre will mean the death of Billaud-Varenne, our friend, our protector, he who has prevented, to this very day, my brother Hubert from being called before the revolutionary tribunal. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Opening out of the Queen's prison is the small narrow chamber in which Robespierre was confined for one day, but where he never slept—brought there at eight, tried at eleven, executed at four. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Thus Robespierre was executed on 10 Thermidor An II., i.e. the 28th of July 1794. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z To the departments that were hostile to the dictatorship of Paris, and the tyranny of Danton or Robespierre, it promised the referendum, an executive of twenty-four citizens, universal suffrage, and the free exercise of religion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z After the Courtois report he had to accept the theory of Robespierre's malevolence and hypocrisy. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z I move that it be transformed into a committee of action, and that the presidency of it be conferred upon Maximilien Robespierre. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z But, by the head of Robespierre, thou shalt find that thy government is not settled yet, and there shall be more blood before we let them trample down the rights of the people!” Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 2011-03-13T03:00:21.980Z None could presume to challenge the authority of the Committee of Public Safety, and in the committee none disputed the leadership of Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z They drove him into the arms of Robespierre, Marat and the Commune of Paris. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Robespierre being a native of Arras, it now seemed clear that he had instigated the address. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Robespierre the younger has flung himself from a window and broken both legs. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z He strongly opposed the tyranny of Marat and of Robespierre and the work of the commune of Paris. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z Upon Robespierre’s motion it had decreed that none of its members should be capable of sitting in the next legislature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Robespierre and Milton's Satan are our particular friends. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Under shelter of Robespierre's appeal against the death penalty, the "Mountain"* could not at the moment break the force of Paine's plea by reminding the Convention of his Quaker sentiments. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Monsieur Desmarais continues to hold his seat at the extreme Left of the National Assembly, near Robespierre. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z When news came of the fall of Robespierre his hopes began to revive. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z The Convention outlawed Robespierre and his friends and sent out commissioners to rally the citizens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z If you can manage to stroll this way to-morrow morning, I'll bring you the 'Life of Robespierre,' and Carlyle's 'French Revolution.' The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z It will be borne in mind that up to this time Robespierre was not impressed, nor Marat possessed, by the homicidal demon. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Every ear was strained to catch, with anxious impatience, the measures which Robespierre was about to announce as necessary to make this the most splendid day of the Revolution. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The reign of Robespierre lived, it seemed, on blood; and needed more and more, as an opium-taker needs more and more opium. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Hence Robespierre and those who thought with him desired peace. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Robespierre and other French despots fully understood all this, when they proclaimed that all children were the property of the state, to be educated under its care, at the public expense. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865 2011-03-04T03:01:02.750Z But here Landor passes off into an imaginative picture of villages rejoicing at the fall of Robespierre. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z "What I have just said to you is the exact truth," proceeded Robespierre solemnly. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z He had begun life as an extremist of the school of Robespierre; he owed his first promotion to that side; but he had no real grasp of the new forces that were working in Europe. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z By degrees a coalition against Robespierre was formed in the Mountain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z They begin by challenging an existing political order, but the more violence is needed to achieve that end, the more the initiative passes to men of violence—Robespierre, Stalin, and the supremely callous Mao himself. Niall Ferguson: Americans and Revolutions 2011-02-27T15:00:00Z In the debate three, besides Paine, gave emphatic expression to that sentiment, Manuel, Condorcet,—Robespierre! The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Had it not been for the certainty of hearing Robespierre, the audience would undoubtedly have insisted on the completion of the lively oration just begun. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The revolution was now under the sway of a fanatical leader, Robespierre. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Robespierre and all who tried to speak in his behalf were shouted down. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z His opponents might, perhaps, compare him, the most feared of all the politicians in the town on the East Sea, with Robespierre, on account of that cleanliness; his beardless face made a thoroughly frank impression. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z On June 7th Robespierre demanded a more stringent law against foreigners, and one was soon after passed ordering their imprisonment. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z "No, I fear not the coalition of Kings," continued Robespierre, in a tone of proud disdain. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Finally in the summer of 1794 Robespierre himself was overthrown and guillotined. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The younger Robespierre perished with his brother in the coup d’�tat of 9th Thermidor, the advance was suspended, and Bonaparte, amongst other leading spirits of the Army of Italy, was arrested and imprisoned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Some passages of fervid eloquence from Mirabeau, Robespierre and Victor Hugo are given. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z It was supposed by Paine and believed by his adherents that Robespierre had for him some dislike. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The conclusion of this discourse produced an extraordinary effect upon the audience, and when Robespierre left the platform, the Jacobins rose with one spontaneous motion. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z And so do I; but Robespierre is inaccessible to bribes, and so I have found his creatures. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z A sharp contest ensued between the Dantonists and the Commune, Robespierre inclining now to this side, now to that, for he was really a friend to neither. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Holy Heaven—the good, the excellent young man.' '—they would never have lent their brutal suffrage to the proscription list of Robespierre.' Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z Paine in later years wrote of Robespierre as a "hypocrite," and the epithet may have a significance not recognized by his readers. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z One of the striking characteristics of Robespierre's policy was never to venture a motion when its success was problematical. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Juan was, however, a little relieved by the entrance of Danton, who spoke to him as an old acquaintance; on which Robespierre turned to Danton and said, "Then you know these people?" A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z Robespierre was at last Supremacy of Robespierre. free to establish the republic of virtue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z No character in the Revolution needs for its comprehension a wider reading and a greater knowledge of the national character than Robespierre's. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z In reading the subjoined documents it must be borne in mind that Robespierre had not yet been suspected of the cruelty presently associated with his name. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Robespierre, Danton, and Billaud-Varenne were farsighted enough to detect the conspiracy hidden beneath these ostensible preparations for war. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Humble as it was, I assure you it was on the plan of one which Robespierre occupied in the zenith of his power. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z The army is living from hand to mouth,” wrote the younger Robespierre in September 1793. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The legendary Robespierre may be described in a very few lines. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z Robespierre having ceased to attend the Committee of Public Safety when the order issued for Paine's death. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The sagacity of Robespierre thus tore the veil off the double project of Louis and the Austrian Committee, that perennial hotbed of conspiracy. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z But perhaps like Louis the XIVth, Robespierre was flattered with the consciousness of inspiring awe. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z The Extreme Left, still more republican in spirit, of whom Robespierre was the most noteworthy, were few and had little power. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z What were they then, and why has the error that Robespierre was then master, arisen? The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z And Thuriot was now on the Committee of Public Safety; he was eager to lay his own crimes on Robespierre, and to conceal those of the Committee. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Almost as soon as Robespierre left the tribunal, there were seen to enter the hall first Danton, a man of energy and action, and then Lafayette. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z These, then, are the great hordes who clustered around Danton, Robespierre, and Marat. Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century 2011-02-09T03:00:48.103Z Not far south of Calais is Arras, whence came the Robespierre who was to set France aflame. Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z Why, then, was Robespierre popularly identified with the Terror, and why, when he was executed, did the Terror cease? The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z For Robespierre had successfully attacked Amar's report for extending its accusations beyond the Girondins. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Camille Desmoulins ran to the orator, and, his face moist with tears, said to Robespierre as he clasped him in a fraternal embrace: "We shall die with you!" The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z It is doubtful however if citizen Robespierre did on that occasion curse quite so volubly as Carrier did now. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z These ruffians consigned themselves by their conduct to everlasting loathing and contempt; to satisfy their rabid hate of England they proved themselves worthy peers of Judge Jeffreys, Robespierre, Nana Sahib, and other unnatural monsters. A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell 2011-01-27T03:00:42.663Z Robespierre was identified with the Terror because he was identified with the popular clamour of the time, with the extreme democratic feeling of the time, and its extreme fear of a reaction. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z Robespierre had Morris' intercepted letters and other evidences of his treachery, yet as Washington insisted on him, and the alliance was at stake, he must be obeyed. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z He wore a short-haired black wig, and a maroon suit with steel buttons; like Robespierre, St. Just, Camille Desmoulins and other Jacobins, he carried dignity even into the care of his person and his clothes. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Robespierre talks loftily of the dignity of the Republic ... her impartial justice.... Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Though he is not a Terrorist, he has many friends in the party, and after the fall of Robespierre the young Corsican spends nearly a fortnight in prison. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z Robespierre was indeed the idol of the populace; he was in no way the agent of their power or of any power. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z "In England," he said, "we are perfectly free to write and print, George is a good King; but you—why you are not even Permitted to write, Robespierre is a tiger!" The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Robespierre, mounting the tribunal after Lebrenn, commended his discourse with the words: 'This young man has just spoken to us in the language of the philosopher, the historian, the statesman. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The one trod in the paths of Danton: the other followed in the footsteps of Robespierre. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Young Robespierre calls attention to his transcendent merit. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z For some weeks before Robespierre fell the victories had begun to render it unnecessary. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z To this Paine adds the memorandum for his accusation found in Robespierre's note-book. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z These words of Robespierre's signalized the ovation received by Lebrenn at the Jacobins. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z I was in Paris once, when citizen Robespierre received a copy of it. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Leaning forward, she brought one hand down upon the paper, while with the other she pointed a pistol at Robespierre's head. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Men had borne with it because of Robespierre, falsely imagining that Robespierre had desired it. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z Others, who did not wish to restrain it, seized the reins and when the precipice was reached took care that Robespierre should be hurled over it. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z His name excites the same execration as that of Robespierre and Marat among the royalists, and even among the moderate republicans of the complexion of the Girondins. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Robespierre had been known to tremble at sight of that small scarlet device, how much more had he—Carrier—cause to be afraid. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Yes, she cleans up the rooms, and being ill"— "Cleans!" repeated Robespierre with a laugh, blowing the dust from the top of the table, "Is that what you call it? Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Robespierre gone, men would not bear with it any more. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z To this all-powerful Committee of Nine Robespierre was added July 27th. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z He is, in fine, the intimate friend, the pupil, the devoted supporter, the right arm of Robespierre. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z But the capture of the English assassins, eh?... of that League of the Scarlet Pimpernel which has even caused citizen Robespierre much uneasiness—that will stir up your sluggish blood, you lazy young vermin!... Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z "The Commune must triumph; Robespierre is free, and the Republic lives." Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Now, finally, if Robespierre himself had always felt opposed to the system of the Terror, why did he not take the lead in the popular reaction against it? The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z Those communications of Paine were utilized in Robespierre's report to the Convention, November 17, 1793, on the foreign relations of France. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z "There is but one question to solve," said Robespierre on the 9th of the same month, at the Jacobins; "That question is the deposition of Louis XVI." The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Elected to the Convention by the department of the Ardennes, he sat among the Montagnards, but without following any one leader, either Danton or Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z "It matters not how loyal a soldier or citizen one may be if one incurs the enmity or suspicion of Robespierre," was the answer. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Robespierre might have saved Danton: he preferred to let him be sacrificed. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z There was not, however, in Robespierre's report any word that might be construed into a suspicion of Paine; on the contrary, he declares the Convention now pure. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The surest way of reaching our end," Fouch� advised, "is to drown St. Just's voice when he mounts the tribunal to complete the speech of Robespierre. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z On his return he easily justified himself, but was excluded from the Jacobin club at the instance of Robespierre, before whom he refused to bend. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z "Robespierre has indeed been consistent in that poor devil's case." Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z A factor in Robespierre's great public position which is often forgotten is the great effect of his speeches. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z The historic paradox must be ventured that he owed his reprieve—his life—to Robespierre. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Robespierre and his friends are still in prison; we shall deliver them. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Consequently he was naturally drawn to participate in the revolution of the 9th of Thermidor of the year II., directed against Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Although she had never seen him before, she had heard him described many times, and she knew that he was Robespierre. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z On the French side, with the exception of the Mountain and notably of Robespierre, there was a curious coalition of opinion demanding war. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z I speak here of the Committee of which Robespierre was a member.... The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z I tremble to think of it—I may be sent to the guillotine to-morrow if Robespierre triumphs. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z But he became uneasy for his own safety and turned 934 against Robespierre, whom he attacked on the 8th Thermidor as a “moderate” and a Dantonist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z "I give you my promise to appear before Robespierre himself." Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Seventeen days later, on the 27th of July, Robespierre replaced one of the minor members thus chosen. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z The massacres of July were not due to Robespierre, who during that time was battling with the Committee of Public Safety, at whose hands he fell on the 29th. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The three Representatives of the people belonged to the bloc formed against Robespierre. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z So now, instead of being transformed into the Robespierre of the England revolution, Terry looks like a vain fool who cannot rid himself of the notion that he is still the team's captain. John Terry was right to question Fabio Capello 2010-06-21T00:09:00Z Robespierre shut his thin lips together and turned to St. Just. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z What followed was at first a confusion of authority; put under arrest, the governor of the prison to which Robespierre was dispatched refused to receive him. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z Robespierre had projected into nature a sentimental conception of his own, but he had no power to master the force he had evoked. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Alas, we have already seen the sinister fulfilment of the prophecy of Robespierre the Incorruptible, the martyr of Thermidor—'The brigands have triumphed, the Revolution is lost.' The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z This severe provision was, however, repealed after the fall of Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Citizen colonel," said Robespierre, "I will be perfectly frank with you. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Robespierre was at this moment the chief figure in the eyes of the crowd, and was soon to be the chief revolutionary figure in the eyes of Europe: that is the first point. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z In his report Robespierre makes a solemn appeal to the "brave Americans." The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z There remains no one, it seems, outside of Robespierre and the Jacobins, capable of defending, preserving and strengthening the Republic. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z They were toasting one Robespierre, a shining light upon the path of liberty. A Blot on the Scutcheon "It is not the conduct of the soldiers of which the committee finds cause of complaint," replied Robespierre, "but of their generals." Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z The next day, the 10th Thermidor, or 28th of July, 1794, at half-past seven in the evening, Robespierre, with twenty-one others, was guillotined. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z Or if Marat's mantle falls on Robespierre, would not that scholarly lawyer, who would have abolished capital punishment, reverse Marat's cruel decrees? The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z It is probable," continued the Jesuit, "that the Convention will not confine itself to packing to the guillotine Robespierre, St. Just, Couthon, Lebas, and the other leaders of this truculent party of virtue. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z With La Fayette gone, Robespierre, the man of blood, prevailed. The Ifs of History Ever since the treason of General Dumouriez," Robespierre went on, "the committee has had its suspicions as to the conduct of several of its generals. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z The reader must not expect in a sketch which ends with the fall of Robespierre any treatise, however short, upon the effect of sea power in the revolutionary wars. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z But for Robespierre's villainy this friend of man would now be free. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Robespierre is put under ban of arrest, but the Jacobins and the Sections will go to his rescue. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z After the fall of Robespierre, to which he powerfully contributed, he openly attacked the terrorists, and advocated the most democratic principles. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis "And yet you yourself have somewhat strange ideas of what is honorable," remarked Robespierre sneeringly. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z It occurs in the report of the commission appointed by the Convention to examine the papers found in Robespierre's possession. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Paine's participation in their fostered dogma, that Robespierre le veut explained all crimes, probably cost him three more months in prison. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Robespierre the elder was carried to the City Hall, to the Committee of Public Safety, on the 10th Thermidor, between the hours of one and two in the morning. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The cinders of Marat are in the Pantheon, but Robespierre still flames; and he claims me as his friend. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors Then throwing back her head she disappeared through the door beyond, as Robespierre entered from the corridor. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z At one bold stroke he might have cut off the cold hearted Robespierre—the cruel Mirabeau—the treacherous Duke of Orleans—the ambitious Paine—the bloody Nero—Murat. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Audibert's letter, of course, sank under the burden of its Robespierre myth to a century's sleep beside Paine's, in the Committee's closet. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z For precaution he placed a key in Robespierre's mouth, and found that his jaw was fractured. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Impartially, and with lively interest, did he enter into the policy of Tiberius, and the enthusiasm of Loyola, the gradual development of slavery in North America, and the pedantries and dreams of Robespierre. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. Robespierre raised his head, and started from his soliloquy. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z He accused the Girondists of relations with the court, then turned against Robespierre, who had him expelled from the Jacobin club for his conduct as commissioner of the Convention with the army of La Rochelle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" You have revoked that inhospitable decree, and we again see Thomas Paine, the man of genius without fortune, our colleague, dear to all friends of humanity,—a cosmopolitan, persecuted equally by Pitt and by Robespierre. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Robespierre made use of this, and also of pieces of paper folded several times, to clean out his mouth, still employing only his right hand. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Thus many of them held their lands, par la grace de Robespierre. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales Robespierre's sallow face became a shade more yellow. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z On the 9th Thermidor he was one of the deputies delegated to aid Barras to repress the insurrection made by the commune of Paris in favour of Robespierre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" His fatal blow at English credit proved the formidable power of the man whom Washington had delivered up to Robespierre in the interest of Pitt. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z You may be sure that General Bonaparte, for all his military renown, would never have dared affront Vergniaud, Danton, or Robespierre, had they been in the Council of Five Hundred. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z With the reign of Marat and Robespierre, however, his uncompromising Jacobinism grew critical, and with the fall of the Girondins his political life came to an end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" If any man accuses me of disloyalty to the Republic," continued Tournay, turning and addressing Robespierre, "unless he takes revenge behind the bar of a tribunal he shall answer to me personally. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z After the overthrow of the Revolutionary government under Robespierre, he was assigned to more merciful keepers. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Under these circumstances Robespierre resolved on the accusation and trial of Paine. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Such was the opinion held by Robespierre, St. Just, Condorcet, Carnot, Danton, several Girondins, and, in fact, the great majority of the house. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z This strange pantomime excited an emotion in our minds which it is impossible to describe, as we ventured to hope that it gave us the announcement of Robespierre’s death. Lives of Celebrated Women Robespierre turned pale and took a step or two in the direction of the bell-rope. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z This was during the dark days of the Reign of Terror, when Marat and Robespierre ruled France. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands To such a pitch of rage and suspicion were Robespierre and his committee arrived, that it seemed as if they feared to leave a man to live. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z That would be a slander on it; but these, Robespierre, St. Just, Danton and the other Jacobins, are unfortunately in the minority. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The fomenters of disturbance and the friends of anarchy were the party of the Mountain, at the head of which were Robespierre, Danton, Marat, &c. Lives of Celebrated Women De Lacheville had long since fled from the room; and Robespierre, pulling his courage together with an effort, lifted his hand and pointed a trembling finger at Tournay. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z It began with suspicion of the Girondins; but suspicion of Danton and Robespierre soon followed. The Book of This and That Of course it was natural, especially with the memorandum, to accept the Robespierre mythology of the time without criticism. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z In his pages Marat, Danton and Robespierre walk to their doom with head erect, clean from the smut slung at them by their bourgeois enemies, for whom they were going too far. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z No sooner had the fall of Robespierre rendered 103 Paris a comparatively safe place of residence, than she hastened thither, eager to bear a part in the busy scenes which were taking place. Lives of Celebrated Women Much absorbed in his meditations, Robespierre did not appear to notice that any one had just quitted the room. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z A few days after this Robespierre fell, and the American embassador arrived and reclaimed me, and invited me to his house. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence It has already been proposed to abolish the penalty of death, and it is with infinite satisfaction that I recollect the humane and excellent oration pronounced by Robespierre on the subject, in the constituent Assembly. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z It is decided, then," asked Durand-Maillane, "that from the beginning of the session we are to interrupt St. Just and Robespierre, and demand of the Assembly their immediate arrest? The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Danton leads all; Robespierre is his puppet; Marat holds his torch and dagger; this ferocious tribune reigns, and we are his slaves until the moment when we shall become his victims. Lives of Celebrated Women As he spoke, a grim smile hovered about Robespierre's lips. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z The other survivor joined Robespierre, and signed with him the warrant of my arrestation. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence As to those men, whether in England, Scotland, or Ireland, who, like Robespierre in France, are covered with crimes, they, like him, have no other resource than in committing more. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z St. Just, coming into the hall, went up to Robespierre, who appeared to give him some instructions. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z He joined the Jacobins, and co�perated with Robespierre, Marat, and Danton. Lives of Celebrated Women Again the peculiar smile flitted across Robespierre's pale features. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z After the fall of Robespierre, he was seized and imprisoned, in his turn, and sentenced to transportation. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence Just this one Englishman, born again in America, confronting George III. and Robespierre on earth and tearing the like of them from the throne of the universe! The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Couthon was carried to his seat between Robespierre the younger and Lebas by two ushers; he was paralyzed in both legs. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z It was here that I enjoyed the first consolation I received since my misfortunes—here that I learned several most important events—the fall of Robespierre, and the peace concluded with Russia. Lives of Celebrated Women You, who have been so long absent from Paris, do not realize Robespierre's power. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z I have seen M. de Robespierre shed tears over a dead canary, and I believe that he could control his feelings admirably on the Place de Gr�ve. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The internal scene here from the 31 of May 1793 to the fall of Robespierre has been terrible. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Long before the opening of the session the galleries were filled with people picked and stationed there by the enemies of Robespierre. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Those death masks of Robespierre and Mirabeau, they might float down through the darkness till they touched his face. Man and Maid "Do you advocate rewarding him for his disobedience and his indifference to our authority?" inquired President Robespierre. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Cambon then incurred the hatred of Robespierre by proposing the suppression of the pay to the clergy, which would have meant the separation of church and state. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Robespierre and Pitt being unfraternal he will bring into harmony the sages of all races. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z "Robespierre, after having had all the French guillotined, beheads the executioner with his own hand." Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 He was a regular attendant at the meetings of the friends of the blacks, where, under such men as Lafayette and Robespierre, he had been initiated into the doctrine of the equal rights of men. The West Indies and the Spanish Main The committee also desires," Robespierre continued, "that you send to its secretary each week a minute report of everything that passes under your notice, particularly as regards the actions of Citizen General Hoche. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z His courageous intervention in favour of the Girondists on the and of June 1793 served Robespierre as a pretext to prevent his re-election to the Committee of Public Safety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" It was during this illness of Thomas Paine that the fall of Robespierre took place. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z At first under the influence of moderate men, it gradually came under the sway of Robespierre. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 The verdicts pronounced in the olden time against Mohammed and Mesmer and Robespierre were set aside, and a new trial granted. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. The marquis made an uneasy gesture, and was about to speak when Robespierre said:— "He has taken the oath of allegiance to the Republic." Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Cambon’s proud and vehement reply was the signal of the resistance to Robespierre’s tyranny and the prelude to his fall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" They do not hate men in America for not believing in a celestial Robespierre. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z The atrocious Marat was hailed as the victor of this evil day; the Assembl�e, under the inspiration of Robespierre, began to incline toward more extreme measures. Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 When the Girondists returned to Caen and described Robespierre and Marat in the darkest colors, she at once felt moved to put forth all her efforts to rid France of that evil blot--Marat. Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) Henriot, you drunken snail," cried Robespierre, "why did you not answer my summons? Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z The accusations are all concentrated upon me," said he; "if anyone casts patriots into prison in place of shutting up the aristocrats there, it is said that Robespierre wills it. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 He had resisted Marat and Robespierre, and suffered imprisonment during the Terror. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z They who would imitate Marat and Robespierre will have a short reign.' Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Robespierre was the favorite, even against the field, but he was beaten by Riley and Bill Letcher. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 Tournay turned a look upon Robespierre which made the latter quail notwithstanding the guard that surrounded him. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z "I demand liberty to speak," Robespierre violently repeated. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 I stopped to ask what it meant, and learned that Robespierre had been denounced in the Assembly, and that his followers were hastening, in arms, to the Place de Gr�ve. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune Robespierre had been guillotined that morning; the 'Terror' was over, and all Paris, in a frenzy of delight, awoke from its terrible orgie of blood, and dared to breathe with freedom. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Before reaching the half Riley was in front, Robespierre second, Bill Letcher third, the race lay between the two. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 "Send word to Robespierre; he promised"— "Into the line, I tell you!" cried the exasperated gendarme. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Méda cried, in mounting the flight of steps, "Long live Robespierre!" The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Robespierre looked at me as if to corroborate this statement, and I nodded my head in acquiescence. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune He hesitated for a time as to which party he should join, but finally decided for that of Robespierre, with whom he had many opinions in common, especially in matters of religion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" No change at the head of the stretch, Riley leading and running easy, Robespierre driving and Bill Letcher gaining. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 Robespierre gazed deep into the eyes which looked up at him imploringly. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z The climax of the Terror was reached in 1794, and its end came in July of that year, when Robespierre and his associates were overthrown. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 Dowall's squad were indeed as great a terror in that little town as I had seen the great name of Robespierre in the proud city of Paris. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune During the crisis preceding the 9th Thermidor, Couthon showed considerable courage, giving up a journey to Auvergne in order, as he wrote, that he might either die or triumph with Robespierre and liberty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Riley won handily by a length and a half, Bill Letcher second and a length in front of Robespierre third, Palisade fourth, Prince Fonso, fifth, Outlook sixth. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 Robespierre took up a pen from the table and poised it over a sheet of paper. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z For some time Robespierre had appeared but rarely at the Committee of Public Safety; he reserved himself for the department of general police, that is to say, the direction of the "Terror" throughout France. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 He was to die on the same day and the same scaffold as his friend Roucher, a few hours earlier than the moment when Robespierre's condemnation would have saved them. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty So did Robespierre and Danton by the cruel ambition which actuated them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 No change at the three-quarters, but passing the stand Robespierre and Riley were head and head, Outlook third. History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 "We were merely returning to finish up a little work," stammered Cl�ment, who was the first to recover the use of his tongue; "but if we intrude"— "Come in," interrupted Robespierre quickly. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z In July, 1793, Robespierre became a member of the Committee of Public Safety, and, with Saint-Just, was most prominently connected with the Terror. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 |
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