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Maximilien Robespierre on Independence Day

1758–1794 France

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The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

The secret of liberty is to enlighten men, as that of tyranny is to keep them in ignorance.

Remember, that there is no more formidable enemy to liberty than fanaticism.

Freedom can never be found by the use of a foreign force

Let tyranny reign a single day, and there will be no more patriots the day after. Yet one or the other has to yield.

The government in a revolution is the despotism of liberty against tyranny.

On Political Morality (1794)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Maximilien Robespierre (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.