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reign of terror
(redirected from La Terreur)

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Far from being directed against a government-as we generally expect it to be-the regime de la terreur was an instrument wielded by the state against those who opposed the revolution and longed for the ancien regime.
KILLING FOR A CAUSE by Finn, James / Commonweal
La Terreur held no mysteries: it was openly intended to spread paralyzing fear.
Reflections on the Terror by Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Erik von / National Review
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