Jacobin's Consolidation Of Power
On 8 February 1790 the society became formally constituted on this broader basis by the adoption of the rules drawn up by Barnave, which were issued with the signature of the duc d'Aiguillon, the president. The club's objectives were defined as follows: firstly, the club sought to discuss in advance questions to be decided by the National Assembly. Secondly, Jacobin members attempted to work for the institution and solidification of the constitution in agreement with the disposition of the preamble in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Thirdly, the group corresponded with the political aspirations of other societies of the similar kinds. At the same time the procedures of order for the upcoming election were delineated,
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Jacobin leaders (including Robespierre and St. Just) were elected by the National Convention to oversee the Committee of Public Safety – a committee designed to implicate and eradicate internal and external threats to the French state during the Revolution. They were able to maintain political power over this institution until the summer of 1794 by way of fear and intimidation. They were complicit in repeatedly and violently eradicating the Convention of individuals deemed and implicated as disloyal to the Republic. This ended with widespread executions. This time period was called the Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 – 28 July 1794), and occurred in their last months of power. Robespierre was the spokesman for the successful faction, and was held in high regard for his reputation as "the Incorruptible" – an individual whose personal virtue seemingly appeared as unshakable in the face of great adversity and challenges. He framed the newfound Republic as the ‘Republic of Virtue’, until the Jacobins' final purge ended on July 27, 1794. There is some uncertainty and speculations that a soldier shot Robespierre after storming the Parisian city hall known as the Hôtel de Ville the night before his execution, and some historians also argue that he attempted suicide. In any
Jacobin leaders (including Robespierre and St. Just) were elected by the National Convention to oversee the Committee of Public Safety – a committee designed to implicate and eradicate internal and external threats to the French state during the Revolution. They were able to maintain political power over this institution until the summer of 1794 by way of fear and intimidation. They were complicit in repeatedly and violently eradicating the Convention of individuals deemed and implicated as disloyal to the Republic. This ended with widespread executions. This time period was called the Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 – 28 July 1794), and occurred in their last months of power. Robespierre was the spokesman for the successful faction, and was held in high regard for his reputation as "the Incorruptible" – an individual whose personal virtue seemingly appeared as unshakable in the face of great adversity and challenges. He framed the newfound Republic as the ‘Republic of Virtue’, until the Jacobins' final purge ended on July 27, 1794. There is some uncertainty and speculations that a soldier shot Robespierre after storming the Parisian city hall known as the Hôtel de Ville the night before his execution, and some historians also argue that he attempted suicide. In any