Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country. - Maximilien Robespierre

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Maximilien Robespierre: "Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country."

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Applied	Consequence	Country	Democracy
Distinct	Emanation	General	Inflexible
Justice	Most	Natural	Pressing
Principle	Prompt	Severe	Terror
Virtue	Wants

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