[redacted: no source given]. Author: Maximilien Robespierre Copy Quote More from Maximilien Robespierre “It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your…” “To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.” “The king must die so that the country can live.” “Our revolution has made me feel the full force of the axiom that history is fic…”