haha omg didnt robespierre like organised the reign of terror why do u mourn him was he a good guy?
The world isnāt split into good and evil. Robespierre was involved with the reign of terror as a member of the Committee of Public Safety, but there were eleven other members as well: he did not have sole control. Robespierre fought for abolition, womenās rights, greater suffrage, eliminating the death penalty (before the Revolution, desperate times call for desperate measures and I think having Franceās inexperienced and under-supplied armies in war against ALL of Europe does count as desperate), among other positive things. He wasnāt great, but he wasnāt evil. Most of his reputation as āevil dictatorā comes from a smear campaign after his execution so his enemies could shift their guilt onto him. Ā (Sorry for the delayed response, Iāve been travelling without wifi for two days).















