I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race.
Robespierre, however, was not the type of leader finally destined to emerge from the Revolution.
In fact it's quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it.