Maximilien Robespierre was a leader in France during the French Revolution. Robespierre had a strategy similar to the one that we were emulating in class: basically that people that disagreed with him would be killed. He was much different than what people had seen before, but surprisingly he was very popular among French citizens. In his eye, the benefit is that this type of government keeps everyone loyal because people all have the same beliefs. This potentially leads to everyone working together in a positive manner on everything. Of course, like any government, there are flaws. There is no way to actually prove what people truly believe, and not to mention the thousands of unjustified deaths he advocated. Regardless, Rebespierre supported equality and therefore was supportive of the third estate. He was against a monarchy and supported progressive, revolutionary thinking.
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