Danton never killed anyone personally, and by the standards of the merciless Maximilien DE Robespierre he was doubtless an angel.

丹东从未亲手杀过人，而且按冷酷无情的马克·西米连•罗伯斯庇尔的标准看，他无疑可以被视为一位天使。

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For Maximilien Robespierre, chief architect of the reign of terror that followed the revolution, God and religion were far too useful in keeping the population in line.

ECONOMIST: Atheism and the Enlightenment