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The 21 pages that link to Committee of Public Safety, each with the reason it gives.

• Reign of TerrorRelated: It exercised central authority over the republic during the Terror.

• Maximilien RobespierreRelated: Robespierre joined this governing body in July 1793 and became one of its most prominent members.

• National ConventionBroader topic: The Convention delegated wartime executive authority to this powerful committee.

• Thermidorian ReactionRelated: Thermidorian deputies curtailed the committee’s authority after Robespierre’s fall.

• Georges DantonRelated: Danton served on the committee before opposing its expanding coercive policies.

• French ConsulateCompared with: Both concentrated executive power, but the Consulate used constitutional offices and plebiscites to legitimize rule.

• Jacques-Louis DavidRelated: David’s political work connected his artistic career to revolutionary government.

• French First RepublicBroader topic: It concentrated executive power during the republic’s most radical emergency.

• Law of 22 PrairialRelated: The committee sponsored the law as part of its campaign against alleged conspiracies.

• GirondinsRelated: Its expanding authority embodied the centralized emergency politics the Girondins resisted.

• Lazare CarnotRelated: Carnot used its authority to coordinate the republic's military mobilization.

• Louis Antoine de Saint-JustBroader topic: Saint-Just served on this body and helped shape its policy.

• Bertrand BarèreBroader topic: Barère served on this committee and became one of its most visible spokesmen.

• ChekaCompared with: It provides an earlier revolutionary precedent for coercive defense of a new regime.

• Law of SuspectsRelated: Its leadership pursued centralized measures against perceived threats to the Republic.

• JacobinsRelated: Its members, including leading Jacobins, turned revolutionary authority into centralized emergency government.

• Georges CouthonRelated: Couthon served on this committee and helped direct policy during the Terror.

• Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-VarenneBroader topic: Billaud-Varenne wielded executive authority as one of its members.

• François HanriotRelated: The committee’s conflicts with Robespierre’s allies shaped the political emergency Hanriot confronted.

• François Victor Alphonse AulardBroader topic: Aulard’s studies of revolutionary government examined the committee’s institutions and policies.

• Jean-Marie Collot d'HerboisBroader topic: Collot’s seat on this body connected provincial repression to national revolutionary government.