Taylor Vaphiades (Voltaire)

I believe that the Reign of Terror was a terrible time during the French Revolution. I believe that people should be allowed to express their opinions in any way without any punishment. During the Reign of Terror, if you spoke out or disagreed with the government in any way at all, you would be beheaded. Men, women, even children were all innocent victims at this time. Innocent lives were taken because of the Reign of Terror. I speak out and critisize the French government when I believe that they are governing wrong and if I had done that during the Reign of Terror, I would have been killed. The rulers were not justified in any way. Striking fear into the eyes of their people is no way to get them to listen and stay loyal to their country. The government should've tried to reason with its people and treated them with respect.