Question 1 - Teachoo Questions - Chapter 1 Class 9 History - French Revolution - History

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Compare the views of Desmoulins and Robespierre about liberty.

Answer

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 .

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 .