justify his ends throughsuch violent means. 1793 marked a year that could have been prevented, a period that shouldnever have befallen the liberated citizens of France. Mirabeau warned thatthe destruction of the Monarchy would plunge the country into anarchy andhis words rang true. France was not prepared for such social and politicalupheaval, and the resulting shift towards a republic would change thecountry forever. The Jacobins discarded their holy bible, the constitution,in order to ensure the security and stability of the country. Not only didtheir hasty actions backfire, but the tens of thousands of lives thatperished during their reign symbolized the radical stage of the revolutionin all its bloody glory....
