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A New Path Emerges Under Robespierre
- The Revolution shifted path after the Sept 5 insurrection, allowing radicals to be defeated by moderates this time.
- That new path centered on Maximilien Robespierre, who steered events along a narrow, personal vision.
Desmoulins Revives The Cordelier Name
- Camille Desmoulins launched the newspaper the Old Cordelier to counter Jacques Hébert and the ultras.
- The first issue (Dec 5) was an instant bestseller and gave voice to Parisians cowed by radical fury.
Vandalism Enters The Lexicon
- Opponents of dechristianization coined 'vandalism' to liken church destruction to Rome's sack by the Vandals.
- Desmoulins compared revolutionary Paris to Tiberian Rome to warn about fear and brutality.