Wickedness is the root of despotism as virtue is the essence of the Republic.


in the Convention, 7 May 1794; in C. Vellay (ed.) Discours et Rapports de Robespierre (1908)


Wickedness is the root of despotism as virtue is the essence of the Republic.

Wickedness is the root of despotism as virtue is the essence of the Republic.

Wickedness is the root of despotism as virtue is the essence of the Republic.

Wickedness is the root of despotism as virtue is the essence of the Republic.