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To What Extent Do You Agree With Saint-Just's Comment: "The Republic (1st Republic of France 1792-95) Consists of the Extermination of Everything That Opposes It"? A revolution in which power was passed through many different classes of people would most definitely be the French Revolution. Many different leaders with contrasting political opinions controlled France for certain amounts of time, however, the most extreme leader was Robespierre, supported by Saint-Just. The Jacobins, under Robespierre, believed that terror was the only way to implement their political ideas on others, and Saint-Just concurred with this belief, stating that the Republic consisted of the extermination of its opposition. Even though the Republic had other objectives, it did consist, to a certain extent, of the extermination of everything that opposed it. The results of public revolt showed that the Republic consisted of the extermination of everything that opposed it, as these revolts only occurred because of the...

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