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rather than directly。〃 … Buchez et Roux； XIV。； 188。 （Article by
Marat。） During the early sessions of the Legislative Assembly； Marat
saw Robespierre on one occasion； and explained to him his plans for
exciting popular outbreaks； and for his purifying massacres。
〃Robespierre listened to me with dismay； turned pale and kept silent
for some moments。 This interview confirmed me in the idea I always
had of him； that he combined the enlightenment of a wise senator with
the uprightness of a genuine good man and the zeal of a true patriot；
but that he equally lacked the views and boldness of a statesman。〃 …
Thibaudeau； 〃Mémoires；〃 58。 … He was the only member of the committee
of Public Safety who did not join the department missions。
＇153＇ Someone is 〃grandisonian〃 when he is like the novelist
Richardson's hero； Sir Walter Grandison； beneficient； polite and
chivalrous。 （SR）。
＇154＇ Buchez et Roux XX。； 198。 （Speech of Robespierre in the
Convention； November 5； 1792。）
＇155＇ All these statements by Robespierre are opposed to the truth。 …
（〃Procés…verbaux des Séances de la Commune de Paris。〃） Sep。 1； 1792；
Robespierre speaks twice at the evening session。 … The testimony of
two persons； both agreeing； indicate； moreover； that he spoke at the
morning session； the names of the speakers not being given。 〃The
question；〃 says Pétion （Buchez et Roux； XXI。； 103）； 〃was the decree
opening the barriers。〃 This decree is under discussion at the Commune
at the morning session of September 1： 〃Robespierre； on this question；
spoke in the most animated manner； wandering off in sombre flights of
imagination； he saw precipices at his feet and plots of liberticides；
he designated the pretended conspirators。〃… Louvet （ibid。； 130）；
assigns the same date； （except that he takes the evening for the
morning session）； for Robespierre's first denunciation of the
Girondists： 〃Nobody； then；〃 says Robespierre； 〃dare name the traitors？
Very well； I denounce them。 I denounce them for the security of the
people。 I denounce the liberticide Brissot； the Girondist faction；
the villainous committee of twenty…one in the National Assembly。 I
denounce them for having sold France to Brunswick and for having
received pay in advance for their baseness。〃 … Sep。 2； （〃Procès
verbaux de la Commune；〃 evening session）； 〃MM。 Billaud…Varennes and
Robespierre； in developing their civic sentiments； 。 。 denounce to
the Conseil…Général the conspirators in favor of the Duke of
Brunswick； whom a powerful party want to put on the throne of France。〃
… September 3； at 6 o'clock in the morning； （Buchez et Roux； 16； 132；
letter of Louvet）； commissioners of the Commune present themselves at
Brissot's house with an order to inspect his papers； one of them says
to Brissot that he has eight similar orders against the Gironde
deputies and that he is to begin with Guadet。 （Letter of Brissot
complaining of this visit； Monitur； Sep。 7； 1792。） This same day；
Sep。 31 Robespierre presides at the Commune。 （Granier de Cassagnac；
〃Les Girondins〃 II。； 63。） It is here that a deputation of the
Mauconseil section comes to find him； and he is charged by the
〃Conseil〃 with a commission at the Temple。 … Sept。 4 （Buchez et
Roux； XXI。； 106； Speech of Petion）； the Commune issues a warrant of
arrest against Roland； Danton comes to the Mayoralty with Robespierre
and has the warrant revoked； Robespierre ends by telling Petion： 〃 I
believe that Brissot belongs to Brunswick。〃 … Ibid。； 506。
〃Robespierre （before Sept。 2）； took the lead in the Conseil〃… Ibid。；
107。 〃 Robespierre；〃 I said； 〃you are making a good deal of mischief。
Your denunciations； your fears； hatreds and suspicions； excite the
people。〃
＇156＇ Garat； 86。…Cf。 Hamel； I。； 264。 （Speech； June 9； 1791。）
＇157＇ 〃The Revolution；〃 II。； 338； 339。 （Speech。 Aug。 3； 1792。）
＇158＇ Buchez et Roux； XXXIII。； 420。 （Speech； Thermidor 8。）
＇159＇ Ibid。； XXXII。； 71。 （Speech against Danton。） 〃What have you done
that you have not done freely？〃
＇160＇ Ibid。； XXXIII。； 199 and 221。 （Speech on the law of Prairial
22。）
＇161＇ Mirabeau said of Robespierre： 〃Whatever that man has said； he
believes in it。 … Robespierre； Duplay's guest； dined every day with
Duplay； a juryman in the revolutionary tribunal and co…operator for
the guillotine； at eighteen francs a day。 The talk at the table
probably turned on the current abstractions； but there must have been
frequent allusions to the condemnations of the day； and； even when not
mentioned； they were in their minds。 Only Robert Browning； at the
present day； could imagine and revive what was spoken and thought in
those evening conversations before the mother and daughters。
＇162＇ Today； more than 100 years later； where are we？ Is it possible
that man can thus lie to himself and hence to others？ Robert Wright；
in his book 〃The Moral Animal〃； describing 〃The New Science of
Evolutionary Psychology〃； writes （page 280）： 〃The proposition here is
that the human brain is； in large part； a machine for winning
arguments； a machine for convincing others that its owner is in the
right … and thus a machine for convincing its owner of the same thing。
The brain is like a good lawyer： given any set of interests to defend；
its sets about convincing the world of their moral and logical worth；
regardless of whether they in fact have any of either。 Like a lawyer；
it is sometimes more admirable for skill than for virtue。〃 （SR）。
＇163＇ Buchez et Roux； XXXIII。； 151。 … Cf。。 Dauban； 〃Paris en 1794；〃
p。386 （engraving） and 392； Fête de l'être Suprême à Sceaux；〃 according
to the programme drawn up by the patriot Palloy。 〃All citizens are
requested to be at their windows or doors； even those occupying the
rear part of the main buildings。〃… Ibid。； 399。 〃Youthful citizens
will strew flowers at each station； fathers will embrace their
children and mothers turn their eyes upward to heaven。〃 … Moniteur；
XXX。； 653。 〃Plan of the fête in honor of the Supreme Being； drawn up
by David； and decreed by the National Convention。〃
＇164＇ Buchez et Roux； XXXIII。； 176。 （Narrative by Valate。）
＇165＇ Hamel； III。； 541。
＇166＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVIII。； 178； 180。
＇167＇ Ibid。； 177 （Narrative by Vilate。） Ibid。； 170； Notes by
Robespierre on Bourdon （de l'Oise） 417。 Passages erased by
Robespierre in the manuscript of his speech of Thermidor 8。 … 249。
Analogous passages in his speech as delivered； … all these indications
enable us to trace the depths of his resentment。
＇168＇ Ibid。； 183。 Memoirs of Billaud…Varennes； Collot d'Herbois；
Vadier and Barère。 〃The next day after Prairial 22； at the morning
session （of the committee of Public Safety） 。 。 。 。 I now see；
says Robespierre； that I stand alone； with nobody to support me； and；
getting violently excited； he launched out against the members of the
committee who had conspired against him。 He shouted so loud as to
collect together a nu