On the Principles of Political Morality
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"On the Principles of Political Morality" is a seminal 1794 speech by Maximilien Robespierre that articulates his vision of revolutionary virtue, republican democracy, and the justification of terror during the French Revolution.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Principles of Political Morality canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical document
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political speech ⓘ revolutionary speech ⓘ |
| aim |
to articulate a doctrine of republican virtue
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to define principles of revolutionary government ⓘ to justify the use of terror in defense of the Revolution ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Committee of Public Safety
NERFINISHED
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National Convention (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ Reign of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Maximilien Robespierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
lawyer
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revolutionary leader ⓘ |
| authorPoliticalRole | leading member of the Committee of Public Safety ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
defense of the Revolution
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justification of terror ⓘ political morality ⓘ relationship between virtue and terror ⓘ republican democracy ⓘ revolutionary virtue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| date | 1794 ⓘ |
| documentType |
political address
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public speech ⓘ |
| genre |
political theory
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revolutionary rhetoric ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
canonical document of the French Revolution
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important source for the theory of revolutionary government ⓘ key text for understanding Jacobin political ideology ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on revolutionary violence
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later interpretations of the Reign of Terror ⓘ modern political theory discussions of virtue and violence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment political thought
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movement | French revolutionary republicanism ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
general will
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popular sovereignty ⓘ terror ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Reign of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
defense of the Republic against internal and external enemies
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moral regeneration of the French people ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Jacobinism
NERFINISHED
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republicanism ⓘ |
| setting | National Convention in Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnDemocracy | advocates a form of radical republican democracy ⓘ |
| viewOnTerror | presents terror as an instrument of virtue ⓘ |
| year | 1794 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Maximilien Robespierre