708. The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)
This episode explores the origins and moral contradictions of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, focusing on Maximilien Robespierre as its central, paradoxical figure — a man personally opposed to violence yet instrumental in institutionalizing state terror. It dismantles t
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