By Jean-Pierre Gross

This revisionist research demanding situations these readings of the French Revolution that see it as inherently violent and illiberal, frequently when it comes to the phobia by myself, and explores the egalitarian guidelines pursued within the provinces. The mainstream Jacobin time table held out the promise of "fair stocks" and equivalent possibilities for all in a personal possession marketplace financial system. furthermore it sought to accomplish social justice with out jeopardizing human rights. hence it tended to enrich, instead of undermine, the liberal, individualist application of the Revolution.

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C. Lucas, 'Robespierre: homme politique et culture politique', pp. 13-17, and J. Revel, 'Robespierre, la politique, la morale et le sacre: table ronde', p. -P. Jessenne, G. -P. Hirsch and H. ), Robespierre: de la nation artesienne a la republique et aux nations; actes du Collogue d'Arras, 1—2—3 avril 1993 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, 1994); cf. 'Robespierre n'agit pas', 'son role n'est pas de faire': Gueniffey, 'Robespierre', pp. 252, 255. See contributions by L. Jaume and J. Guilhaumou to the round table 'Robespierre, la politique, la morale et le sacre', in Jessenne et al, Robespierre, pp.

Keane, Tom Paine: A Political Life (London, 1995), pp. 391-6. Resolutions of Prairial and Messidor II, Sarlat, in Labroue, La mission de Lakanal pp. 34, 231, 252-3. 0 Christian charity and republican bienfaisance clearly have much in common. But more important still, the Christian ideal of brotherly conduct (iove thy neighbour') was not lost on men who were making a virtue of justice understood as fairness. '31 RADICAL DRIFT, CLASS ANTAGONISM AND THE 'DEMOCRATIC MAXIMUM' Radicalisation is an ambiguous process.

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