Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. (4x1=4)
What is liberty? Two conflicting views:
The revolutionary journalist camille Desmoulins wrote the following in 1793. He was executed
shortly after during the reign of terror.
' some people believe that liberty is like a child which needs to go through a phase of being
disciplined before it attains maturity. Quite the opposite. liberty is happiness, reason,equality,
justice it is the declaration of rights… you would like to finish off all your enemies by guillotining
them. Has anyone heard of something more senseless? Would it be possible to bring a single person
to the scaffold without making ten more enemies among his relations and friends?'
On 7th February1794 Robespierre made a speech at the convention, which was then carried by
the newspaper Le Moniteur universal. Here is an extract from it.
To establish and consolidate democracy to achieve the peaceful rule of constitutional laws we
must first finish the war of liberty against irony we must analysing the enemies of the republic at
home and abroad or else we shall perish. In time of revolution a democratic government may rely
on terror.
Terror is nothing but justice v severe and inflexible…. And is used to meet the most urgent needs of
the fatherland. To curb the enemies of liberty through terror is the right of the founder of the
republic.
23.1. Who was Camille Desmoulins? What happened to him? (1)
23.2. Whose regime was mentioned as reign of terror? (1)
23.3. Name the newspaper which carried the message of Robespierre speech at the convention on
7th February 1794. (1)
23.4. What is referred here as father land?
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23.1 Camille Desmoulins was a revolutionary journalist. he was executed shortly after during the reign of terror.
23.3 Le Moniteur universal.
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