Maximilien Fran�ois Marie Isidore de Robespierre Quote

"The secret of liberty is to enlighten men, as that of tyranny is to keep them in ignorance."

by:	Maximilien Fran�ois Marie Isidore de Robespierre (6 May 1758 - 28 July 1794) French lawyer, statesman, one of the most influential figures of the�French Revolution, member of the�Constituent Assembly, Jacobin Club
Source:	Public statement (November 1792), quoted in�Oeuvres de Maximilien Robespierre�(1840), Volume 2, p. 253
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Categories:	Liberty, Enlightenment, Tyranny, Ignorance
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-- Al, No ho
I whole heartedly agree with the overall view"s perspective.“I freed a thousand slaves, I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” Enlighten a child in the ways of liberty and few there be that depart from it. Now that the occupying statist theocracy is evangelizing the specie through ignorance of such liberty, men no longer endure sound doctrine, but after their own lusts they heap to themselves teachers, turning away their ears from the truth - turning to tyrannous fables. -- Mike, Norwalk 4
-- Ronw13, ID
Brilliant!! The truth will set you free. -- E Archer, NYC 2
-- jim k, Austin
-- abby
Interestingly enough when one considers all the enlightened individuals you meet in your life's journey this liberty stuff must be a very, very, well kept secret. -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
Furthering the examination and topic, enlightened individuals don't have the inclination for destruction, while the typical conventional behavior pattern is pure destruction. Clearly the conventional individual preforms their typical roaming predatorial behavior pattern with no other intention than looking to destroy. The enlightened possess a creative behavior pattern. -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown