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Committee。〃
＇57＇ Decree of September 17； 1793； on 〃Suspects。〃 Ordinance of the
Paris Commune； October 10； 1793； extending it so as to include 〃those
who； having done nothing against the Revolution； do nothing for it。〃 …
Cf。 〃Papers seized in Robespierre's apartments；〃 II。； 370； letter of
Payan。 〃Every man who has not been for the Revolution has been
against it； for he has done nothing for the country。 。 。 。 In
popular commissions； individual humanity； the moderation which assumes
the veil of justice； is criminal。〃
＇58＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； VIII。； 394； and following pages； 414 and
following pages； （on the successive members of the two Committees）。
＇59＇ Wallon； 〃Histoire du Tribunal Révolutionaire；〃 III。； 129…131。
Hérault de Sechelles； allied with Danton； and accused of being
indulgent； had just given guarantees； however； and applied the
revolutionary regime in Alsace with a severity worthy of Billaud。
（Archives des Affaires étrangères； vol。 V。； 141。） 〃Instructions for
civil commissioners by Hérault； representative of the people；〃
（Colmar； Frimaire 2； year II。；） with suggestions as to the categories
of persons that are to be 〃sought for； arrested and immediately put in
jail；〃 probably embracing nineteen…twentieths of the inhabitants。
＇60＇ Dauban； 〃Paris en 1794； 285； and following pages。 （Police
Reports； Germinal； year II。） Arrest of Hébert and associates 〃Nothing
was talked about the whole morning but the atrocious crimes of the
conspirators。 They were regarded as a thousand times more criminal
than Capet and his wife。 They ought to be punished a thousand times
over。 。 。 。 The popular hatred of Hébert is at its height 。 。 。
。 The people cannot forgive Hébert for having deceived them。 。 。 。
Popular rejoicings were universal on seeing the conspirators led to
the scaffold。〃
＇61＇ Moniteur； XXIV。； 53。 （Session of Germinal 2； year III。） Words of
Prieur de la C？te…d'Or： 〃The first quarrel that occurred in the
Committee was between Saint…Just and Carnot； the latter says to the
former； 'I see that you and Robespierre are after a dictatorship。'〃 …
Ibid。； 74。 Levasseur makes a similar statement。…Ibid。； 570。 （Session
of Germinal 2； year III。； words of Carnot）： 〃I had a right to call
Robespierre a tyrant every time I spoke to him。 I did the same with
Saint…Just and Couthon。〃
＇62＇ Carnot； I。； 525。 （Testimony of Prieur。） Ibid。； 522。 Saint…Just
says to Carnot： 〃You are in league with the enemies of the patriots。
It is well for you to know that a few lines from me could send you to
the guillotine in two days。〃
＇63＇ Buchez et Roux； XXX。； 185。 （Reply of Billaud； Collot； Vadier and
Barère to the renewed charges against them by Lecointre。） … Moniteur；
XXIV。； 84。 （Session of Germinal 7； year III。） Words of Barère： 〃On
the 4th of Thermidor； in the Committee； Robespierre speaks like a man
who had orders to give and victims to point out。〃 … 〃 And you；
Barère；〃 he replies； 〃remember the report you made on the2nd of
Thermidor；〃
＇64＇ Heraclitus （ c。 540…480 BC） pre…Socratic philosopher； who
believed in a cosmic justice where sinners would be punished and
haunted by the Erinyes； （the furies） the handmaids of justice。 （SR）。
＇65＇ Saint…Just； report on the Girondists； July 8； 1793； on the
necessity of imprisoning persons inimical to the Revolution； Feb。26；
1794； on the Hébertists； March 13； on the arrest of Herault…Séchelles
and Simond； March 17； on the arrest of Danton and associates March 31；
on a general policy； April 15。 … Cf。； likewise； his report on
declaring the government revolutionary until peace is declared； Oct。
10； 1793； and his report of the 9th of Thermidor； year II。
＇66＇ Buchez et Roux； XXXI。； 346。 （Report of March 13； 1794。） …
XXXII。； 314。 （Report of April 15。）
＇67＇ See 〃The Revolution；〃 II。； 313。
＇68＇ A single phrase often suffices to give the measure of a man's
intellect and character。 The following by Saint…Just has this merit。
（Apropos of Louis XVI。 who； refraining from defending himself； left
the Tuileries and took refuge in the Assembly on the 10th of August。）
〃He came amongst you； he forced his way here。 。 。 。 He resorted to
the bosom of the legislature； his soldiers burst into the asylum。 。
。 。 He made his way； so to say； by sword thrusts into the bowels of
his country that he might find a place of concealment。〃
＇69＇ Particularly in the long report on Danton containing a historic
survey of the factions； （Buchez et Roux； XXXII。； 76；） and the report
on the general police； （Ibid。； 304；） with another historic document of
the same order。 〃Brissot and Ronsin （were） recognized royalists。 。
。 。 Since Necker a system of famine has been devised。 。 。 。
Necker had a hand in the Orleans faction。 。 。 。 Double
representation （of the Third Estate） was proposed for it。〃 Among other
charges made against Danton； after the fusillade on the Champ de Mars
in July； 1791 〃You went to pass happy days at Arcis…sur…Aube； if it is
possible for a conspirator against his country to be happy。 。 。 。
When you knew that the tyrant's fall was prepared and inevitable you
returned to Paris on the 9th of August。 You wanted to go to bed on
that evil night。 。 。 。 Hatred； you said； is insupportable to me
and （yet） you said to us 'I do not like Marat；' etc。〃 There is an
apostrophe of nine consecutive pages against Danton； who is absent。
＇70＇ Buchez et Roux； Ibid。； 312。 〃Liberty emanated from the bosom of
tempests； its origin dates with that of the world issuing out of chaos
along with man； who is born dissolved in tears。〃 （Applause。） … Ibid。；
308。 Cf。 his portrait； got up for effect； of the 〃revolutionary who
is 〃a treasure of good sense and probity。〃
＇71＇ Ibid。； 312。 〃Liberty is not the chicanery of a palace； it is
rigidity towards evil。〃
＇72＇ Barère； 〃 Mémoires；〃 I。 347。 〃Saint…Just 。 。 。 discussed
like a vizier。〃
＇73＇ Buchez et Roux； XXXII。； 314。 〃Are the lessons furnished by
history； the examples afforded by all great men； lost to the universe？
These all counsel us to lead obscure lives； the lowly cot and virtue
form the grandeurs of this world。 Let us seek our habitations on the
banks of streams； rock the cradles of our children and educate them in
Disinterestedness and Intrepidity。〃 … As to his political or economic
capacity and general ideas； read his speeches and his 〃Institutions；〃
（Buchez et Roux； XXVIII。； 133； XXX。； 305； XXXV。； 369；） a mass of
chemical and abstract rant。
＇74＇ Carnot； I。； 527。 （Narrated by Prieur。） 〃Often when hurriedly
eating a bit of dry bread at the Committee table； Barère with a jest；
brought a smile on our lips。〃
＇75＇ Veron； II。； 14。…Arnault； II。； 74。 … Cf。； passim； 〃Mémoires de
Barère；〃 and the essay on Barère by Macaulay。
＇76＇ Vilate； Barère Edition； 184； 186； 244。 〃 Fickle； frank；
affectionate； fond of society； especially that of women； in quest of
luxuri