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Le carnet de Robespierre (septembre-décembre 1793)

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A personal notebook recording agendas, organizational plans, lists of measures and names, and procedural notes relating to committees, tribunals, military readiness, provisioning, and the surveillance of conspiracies. It enumerates tasks and decrees to be drafted or revised, orders for appointment or recall of commissioners, and instructions for municipal and committee oversight. Practical concerns such as arms and powder production, requisitions, supply chains, taxation, and courier arrangements are balanced with recommendations for censorship, propaganda and the administration of revolutionary justice. The entries serve as a working plan to coordinate executive, judicial and military actions, stressing secrecy, personnel control and daily review of supplies, campaigns, public order and correspondence.

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Maximilien Robespierre

Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) was a prominent French lawyer and politician during the French Revolution, known for his influential role in the Reign of Terror. As a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety, he advocated for radical social and political reforms, emphasizing the principles of liberty and equality. His speeches, such as those compiled in "Discours par Maximilien Robespierre," reflect his fervent commitment to revolutionary ideals and his vision for a just society. Robespierre's legacy is complex, marked by his passionate rhetoric and the controversial measures he supported, which ultimately led to his downfall and execution.

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