Was the French revolution over

“When Louis XVI accepted the final version of the completed constitution in September 1791, a young and still obscure provincial lawyer and member of the National Assembly named Maximilian Robespiere evaluated the work of two years and concluded,‘The Revolution is over.’” (McKay, p. 752) In his statement, Robespiere is both right and wrong. He was correct in that the first phase of the French Revolution with the old intentions of liberty, equality, and representative government had …

…said the Revolution was over at the end of the first phase. He was correct in that the first phase had ended, and the Revolution’s first goals were accomplished. He was incorrect in that new ideals were formed, and thus more action was taken. Interestingly enough, he was a major leader of the phase that continued the Revolution, and forced it to turn once more, back to where it had started in its ideals.