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. Oeuvres, Volume 2 p. 253.

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

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

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

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