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Maximilien Robespierre

Leader of the French Revolution, 1793 to 1794

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Drove the Reign of Terror, in which thousands were guillotined, before being guillotined himself in 1794.

Maximilien Robespierre sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly anti-establishment on institutions and strongly strength-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on environment and technology.

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Where Maximilien Robespierre sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Maximilien Robespierre

Anti-colonial nationalismFuses independence struggles with economic self-reliance and national dignity.97%BolivarianismA Latin American left movement mixing socialism, nationalism and Simón Bolívar's dream…96%Pan-ArabismSeeks the unity of Arab peoples across state borders and independence from foreign…95%BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…93%

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