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Quotes from Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen — Maximilien Robespierre

1758–1794 France

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Men of all countries are brothers, and the different peoples should help one another according to their ability like citizens of the same state.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1793)

In every free state, the law must above all defend public and individual liberty against the authority of those who govern. Any institution which does not suppose the people good and the magistrate corruptible is evil.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1793)

Offences committed by people’s representatives should be severely and promptly punished. No one has the right to claim to be more inviolable than other citizens.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1793)

When the government violates the people’s rights, insurrection is for the people and each portion of the people, the most sacred of rights and the most indispensable of duties.

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1793)

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