[redacted: no source given]. Autor: Maximilien Robespierre Copy Quote More from Maximilien Robespierre “To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.” “The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate ind…” “It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your…” “A sensibility that wails almost exclusively over the enemies of liberty seems s…”