Compare the views of Desmoulins and Robespierre about liberty.
Answer
Points to remember
- Camille Desmoulins was executed during the reign of terror because of his different views on liberty.
- He saw liberty as happiness , reason , equality , and justice , it is the declaration of rights of men .
- He criticised Robespierre for treating liberty as a child .
- On the other hand,
- Robespierre made a speech at Convention about his views on liberty .
- For him to establish and consolidate democracy we must first finish the war of liberation.
- During the time of the Revolution a democratic government may rely on terror .
- To curb the enemies of Liberty through terror is the right of the founder of the Republic .
Answer to be written
- In 1793 , Camille Desmoulins , a revolutionary journalist was executed during the reign of terror because his views on liberty were different from that of Robespierre .
- According to his view liberty is happiness , reason , equality , and justice , it is the declaration of rights of men .
- He criticised Robespierre for believing in liberty as a child needs to go through a phase of being disciplined before it attains maturity .
- On the other hand,
- Robespierre , on 7 February 1794 , made a speech at Convention and explain his views about liberty .
- He explained that to establish and consolidate democracy , to achieve the peaceful rule of constitutional laws , we must first finish the war of liberty against tyranny .
- According to him, during the time of the Revolution a democratic government may rely on terror . For him, terror is nothing but justice , swift , severe and inflexible and is used to meet the most urgent needs of the fatherland .
- To curb the enemies of Liberty through terror is the right of the founder of the Republic .
