Jean-Paul SARTRE (1905-1980). Autograph manuscript; ¾ page in-4 on graph paper. "Note from the previous page" on the Revolution. "It should not be forgotten, however, that the Montagnard Robespierre supported Brissot's proposals right up to the first days of December 91. Better still, his synthetic mind aggravated the decrees put to the vote because he got straight to the point: On November 28, he called for "the small powers" to be disregarded, and for the Emperor to be addressed directly [...] It is also significant that he changed his mind shortly afterwards under the influence of Billaud-Varenne (who insisted, at the Jacobins, on the power of the enemies within in the disastrous state of our frontier defense) [...Among the most profound, the opposite movement immediately took shape, but its origin was not the desire for peace, but mistrust. "