"We must smother the internal and external enemies of the Republic or perish with it; now in this situation, the first maxim of your policy ought to be to lead the people by reason and the people's enemies by terror."

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Source : Speech to the National Convention, February 05, 1794.

Maximilien Robespierre

#People Quotes #Enemy Quotes #Republic Quotes

“The idea that each of us can be directly spiritual is radical. Most religions are based not on teaching adherents to be directly spiritual, but in persuading them to trust in the intercession of ministers or priests. The problem with this approach is that we cannot gain access to spirituality except through the medium of a fallible human being. If we want to see Tao, we need only open our eyes and trust what we see.”
“I am not a science fiction writer. I am a fantasy writer. But the label got put on me and stuck.”
“No one really starts anything new, Mrs. Nemur. Everyone builds on other men's failures. There is nothing really original in science. What each man contributes to the sum of knowledge is what counts.”
“A ballplayer doesn't make excuses.”
“It's as certain that as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, we will just keep burning them.”
“I eat well, and I exercise.”
“Too many of us never understand what we owe to our dear ones until there remains no further opportunity of paying love's debt.”
“I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about.”

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