Why, Greeley wants to be blood-thirsty — he wants to be a little Robespierre.
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Robespierre
Synonyms for "robespierre" (5 found)
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4 entriesJacobins leaderMontagnard leaderReign of Terror labelradical leadership symbol
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6 entriesFrench revolutionaryJacobins leaderMaximilien RobespierreMontagnard leaderReign of TerrorRevolutionary statesman
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"I am not, as you have seen, a Robespierre, and I don't even want to be thought of as a military dictator," said Col Gonatas, leader of the revolutionary movement, […]
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During communications blackouts when Allison, who was the Robespierre of the ship, forbade all outside contacts, Taggart lurched out onto the aft deck, […]
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