I think many of the Thermidoreans just thought, "kill or be killed, now, today", in an atmosphere of sleepless paranoia. Not logical, just fear. They don't even seem to have thought through the consequences, neither that day nor for the Revolution - it's just about physical survival.
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Re: Billaud-Varenne
Date: 2008-08-16 08:16 am (UTC)