Political Thoughts and Struggles in the French Revolution 1789 - 1794 Volume 3 - The Power of the Jacobins

Political Thoughts and Struggles in the French Revolution 1789 - 1794 Volume 3 - The Power of the Jacobins Book Description This work, which deals with the basic concepts that come to the fore in the French Revolution, the actors in the revolution and their political ideas during the revolution, in all its aspects, also 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 from Mehmet Ali Ağaoğlu, the doyen of the discipline of the history of political thoughts in our country... “If the basis of the populist administration in peace is virtue, the basis of the populist administration in the revolution is both virtue and terror. Terror without virtue is harmful, virtue without terror is powerless. Terrorism is nothing but swift, harsh and unbending justice; hence it derives from virtue.” Maximilian Robespierre. “There was talk of giving us bodyguards. I want to believe that this proposal was put forward with good intentions. But I must also emphasize that it is only despots who want to have bodyguards around them, and we are not people who can be equated with despots.” Georges Couthon. “Let us know that if destruction can be achieved with spears, the social structure can only be built and raised with the compasses of reason and genius.” Georges Jacques Danton. “The various advantages of education should be distributed among all equal citizens of the Republic. Because, no matter what is said, even small changes in these advantages lead to the emergence of countless differences between people and the formation of very rigid inequalities.” Louis Michel Lepeletier. “When everyone in a state perceives freedom as freely satisfying their passions and greed for money, a possessive mentality and selfishness begin to prevail among the citizens. "When each person gives a meaning to freedom in line with his personal interests, it ultimately leads to slavery for everyone." Louis Antoine Saint-Just. (From the Promotional Bulletin)