“What produces the general good is always terrible or seems bizarre when begun too soon. The Revolution must stop when it has perfected public happiness and liberty through the laws.”
Quote by Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just was a prominent political leader during the French Revolution, known for his firm revolutionary ideals and radical speeches. He served as a prosecutor at the Revolutionary Tribunal, where he delivered severe judgments against counter-revolutionaries. Saint-Just's political career was brief and controversial, but his ideas and actions had a profound impact on the French Revolution. more