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headlines of the 18th century
a. \economic uncertainty grips society\
b. \king ignores equal representation for all\
c. \king executed, terror begins\
d. \tax system seen as unfair\
which headline is most closely associated with the radical stage of the french revolution?
question 3 (1 point)
base your answer to question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
if the strength of popular government in peacetime is virtue, the strength of popular government in revolution is both virtue and terror, terror without virtue is disastrous, virtue without terror is powerless. terror is nothing but prompt, severe, and inflexible justice. it is thus an emanation (root) of virtue, it is less a particular principle than a consequence of the general principle of democracy applied to the most urgent needs of the fatherland. it is said that terror is the strength of despotic government. does ours then resemble despotism? yes, as the sword that shines in the hands of the heroes of liberty resemble the one with which the satellites of tyranny are armed. let the despot govern his brutalized subjects through terror, he is right as a despot. subdue the enemies of liberty through terror and you will be right as founders of the republic. the government of revolution is the despotism of liberty against tyranny. - maximilien robespierre, \virtue and terror\ speech to the convention, 1794
according to robespierre, during a revolution it is essential for a government to rule by using
The radical stage of the French Revolution is characterized by extreme measures. The execution of the king (Louis XVI) in 1793 and the Reign of Terror that followed (1793 - 1794) are key events. "King Executed, Terror Begins" directly references these defining moments of the radical phase.
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C. "King Executed, Terror Begins"