Robespierre

Revolutionary, Politician French 1758 – 1794

Led the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

380 quotes

"The voice of the people is the voice of God, yet it can be corrupted."
Wisdom
"Justice delayed is justice denied, and both are intolerable."
Justice
"A single act of injustice taints the entire system."
Justice
"The pursuit of happiness must never eclipse the pursuit of justice."
Happiness
"Beauty cannot exist in a nation enslaved by tyranny."
Beauty
"The revolution will not be won by compromise but by conviction."
War
"He who fights for the people fights for immortality."
Motivation
"The enemy of my enemy may still be my enemy."
Wisdom
"Nations, like men, have their seasons of growth and decay."
History
"The price of complacency is always paid by the future."
Time
"Cruelty in the name of progress is still cruelty."
Justice
"The greatest revolution occurs within the human heart."
Change
"To remain silent is to accept injustice as inevitable."
Courage
"The state must serve the people, or the people must change the state."
Politics
"Love of country is love of its principles, not its borders."
"The scaffold is a teaching tool for tyrants and a monument for heroes."
Death
"Wisdom without action is merely philosophy; action without wisdom is madness."
Wisdom
"The revolution eats its weak and feeds its strong."
History
"A society is judged not by its peaks but by how it treats its valleys."
Justice
"To create is to destroy the old; to govern is to preserve the new."
Leadership
"The enemy of virtue is not sin, but apathy."
"All men are equal before the law, yet few are equal before fate."
Justice
"The masses are wise when united, foolish when divided."
Politics
"History will vindicate the just, regardless of the present judgment."
History
"To speak truth to power is to accept the consequences of truth."
Courage
"The revolution is not a dinner party; it is a storm."
War
"In times of crisis, principles are tested and character is revealed."
Strength
"The future belongs to those brave enough to imagine it."
Dreams
"A lie dies in the light of truth, though truth may die in darkness."
Truth
"The greatest obstacle to freedom is the fear of freedom itself."
Fear