Summary Of Justification Of The Use Of Terror By Robespierre

Robespierre’s idea of virtue and terror is somewhat contradicting. In Justification of the Use of Terror we see that Robespierre starts off by stating that the French people have gone through many obstacles to set up a new government. At some point the new government has to be put in place. According to Robespierre the new government’s principles should come from the spirit of the revolution. The new government should also realize that the new system will encounter some jeopardizing. The French revolution destroys the idea that you are born into a class. But if people become corrupted, liberty is already lost. The new government has to realize that they have become a threat to some people and other governments. Therefore, they have to do whatever