Quote by Maximilien Robespierre

Is it to be thought unreasonable that the people, in atonement for wrongs of a century, demand the vengeance of a single day?

Is it to be thought unreasonable that the people, in atoneme

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This quote suggests that after enduring years of suffering and injustice, one day of revenge may be seen as justified. It implies that when a group of people has been oppressed for a prolonged period, it is not unreasonable for them to seek retribution for their grievances as a form of redress for the historical wrongdoing that they have endured.

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