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Saint-Just's speech against Danton
- When
- 26 February 1794
- Where
- National Convention
- Part of
- Execution of Georges Danton
Saint-Just directed a Convention speech against Danton, claiming the Dantonists sought to slow the Terror and the Revolution.
On 26 February 1794 Saint-Just, president of the Convention, delivered a speech before the Convention in which he directed the assault against Danton, claiming that the Dantonists wanted to slow down the Terror and the Revolution. By that month Danton was exasperated by Robespierre's repeated references to virtue as the foundation of the revolutionary government.
Sources
- Georges Danton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27
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