"
[20] Buchez et Roux, XXXII., 338. Report of the Convention on the
theory of democratic government, by Billaud-Varennes (April 20, 1794).
[21] Buchez et Roux, XXXI., 270. Report by Robespierre, on the
principles which should guide the National Convention in the internal
administration of the Republic, February 5, 1794.- Cf. "The ancient
R?gime," 227-230, the ideas of Rousseau, of which those of Robespierre
are simply a recast.
[22] Ibid., 270. - The pretension of reforming men's sentiments is
found in all the programs. Ibid., 305. (Report of Saint-Just,
February 26, 1794.) "Our object is to create an order of things
establishing a universal inclination toward the good, and to have
factions immediately hurled upon the scaffold." Ibid., 337. (Report
of Saint-Just, March 13, 1794." - Ibid., 337. (Report of Saint-Just,
March 13, 1794.) "We see but one way of arresting the evil, and that
is to convert the revolution into a civil power and wage war on every
species of perversity, as designedly created amongst us for the
enervation of the republic."
[23] Ibid., XXXV., 276. (Institutions, by Saint-Just. - Ibid., 287.)
- Moniteur, XVIII., 343.
Pages:
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193