“The Revolution is frozen; all its principles are weakened; there remains only red caps worn by intriguers. The exercise of terror has made crime blasé, as strong liquors made the palace blasé.”

Fragment 3 (1794). [Source: Saint-Just, Fragments sur les institutions républicaines]

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military and political leader 1767–1794

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