Maximilien Robespierre Quote

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.


Original (French): Le secret de la liberté est d'éclairer les hommes, comme celui de la tyrannie et de les retenir dans l'ignorance. November 1792. As reported in: Oeuvres, Volume 2, p. 253.


The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.