What is the goal toward which we are heading? The peaceful enjoyment of liberty and equality; the reign of that eternal justice whose laws have
been inscribed, not in marble and stone, but in the hearts of all men,
even in that of the slave who forgets them and in that of the tyrant who
denies them.
Maximilien Robespierre, "On Political Morality," 1794
Which statement explains how the words and actions of Maximilien
Robespierre seem to conflict?
Select one:
O
He was a quiet leader who rarely appeared in public or stated an opinion.
O
His eventual support of the monarchy discredited with his revolutionary actions.
O
He refused to join the advisers of Napoleon Bonaparte after the revolution.
He strongly supported liberty, yet he was the most fanatical participant of the
Reign of Terror
O