Title: How Does Robespierre Justify the Use of Terror? Would Some People Still Agree with His Ideas? Essay - 678 Words
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How Does Robespierre Justify the Use of Terror? Would Some People Still Agree with His Ideas?
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Robespierre Essay
...de Robespierre was born into a family within France during high political tension. When he was six, Robespierre's mother died during the birth of her fifth child. His father was devastated. Though a successful lawyer in his town of Arras, France, Robespierre's father was so upset about the death of his wife that his law practice started to fail, and in 1766, he left his four children with relatives. Robespierre was raised by two aunts. In 1769, he won for himself a scholarship to Louis-le-Grand. There he excelled as a student, especially in the area of classical languages. But his real calling was political philosophy. He read the essays of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and other philosophes.