Political Thoughts and Struggles in the French Revolution 1789-1794: Convulsions of the Republic Volume 2

Political Thoughts and Struggles in the French Revolution 1789-1794: Tremors of the Republic Volume 2 Book Description This work, which deals with all aspects of the basic concepts that came to the fore in the French Revolution, the actors in the revolution and their political ideas during the revolution, includes the writings and speeches of the people who led the revolution. It becomes a unique source on the French Revolution. The book discusses the ideas, structures and actions that emerged during the revolutionary process in the context of the struggle for political power, without ignoring the impact of class struggles. A monumental work by Mehmet Ali Ağaoğlu, the doyen of the discipline of the history of political thoughts in our country... "When the people are oppressed and have no one left but themselves, the person who does not tell the people to revolt is a scoundrel. When all the laws are broken and despotism reaches its peak, good will and decency are trampled underfoot." taken, the people must revolt.”- Maximilien Robespierre. "Freedom is only an empty dream if one class condemns another to starvation without fear of punishment. Equality is only an empty dream if the rich rely on the monopoly they have and exercise the right of life and death over their fellow citizens. Counter-revolution over the prices of foodstuffs, which four-thirds of the citizens cannot reach without shedding tears, is only an empty dream." "If the day is up to intrigue, the Republic is only an empty dream." -Jacques Roux. "Those who are accompanied by guards are tyrants, not free men." - Jacques Roux. "Evil against society never comes from the people, but from the government. Can it be otherwise? The interest of the people is the public benefit, the interest of the person in power is his personal benefit." Maximilien Robespierre. "It is to be feared that the revolution, like Saturn devouring one child after another, will eventually give birth to despotism with all its disasters." -Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud. (From the Promotional Bulletin)