An engraving from a portrait of Maximilien Robespierre, a French lawyer and politician known for his support of the poor and social causes during the French Revolution. He argued for equal voting rights for men, price controls on food, and the abolition of slavery; even though he was opposed to the death penalty he was a driving force behind the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution that saw the deaths of tens of thousands of people who were seen as enemies of the revolution, 1829. From the New York Public Library. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).
