... blood. For this reason, people accused Robespierre of being a tyrant seeing the state of anarchy, which led to execution in front of thousands who screamed ''Down with the Tyrant''on July 19th , marking the end of the reign of terror in which he played a major role in revolutionizing France's system. An activist for egalitarians and a radical thinker, who deeply believed in the philosophy of the French Revolution, was Maximillian Robespierre whom role embarked him ... in a political turbulence that led him to his death under the guillotine in 1794. Robespierre's major role takes th...

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... that the French revolution was not worth its human costs because in the end an authoritative regime of Napoleon came to power. But these historians make a big mistake. The French revolution was worth its human costs because it eliminated serfdom and absolutism and made France into its present democratic state as well as transformed the political and social systems of the world. To see the real effect of the French Revolution we have to see the world before the revolution ... . A leading cause of social stress in France during the Revolution was ... ...

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One of the more controversial figures of the French Revolution was Maximilien Robespierre. Some argue he was a cruel hypocrite out only for himself, while others argue that he was out to serve the General Will, and the good of France and the French people. Robespierre, in his last speech before the National Convention on July 26, 1794 said, "They say I am a tyrant. Rather I am a slave. I am a slave of Liberty, a living martyr to the ideals of the Republic ... whatever it took to save France and raise the people up. It is unquestionable that the situation of France was better on the dawn of 17...

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