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Maximilien Robespierre, in the opinion of some, could be referred to as a victim of his own success. As a member of the Committee of Public Safety, he was responsible for many of the new laws being put into affect in Revolutionary France. Robespierre’s benevolent purpose, to have a government that all people were equally represented and treated by the government, as stated in the third article in the Rights on Man as, "The …

…violation. Having been originally elected into a position of power to develop a sound government for a highly influential republic, Robespierre was empowered with the trust of a nation. Starting out as the protector of the common man, he took that trust and developed a government for the People. Unfortunately the feeling of power developed a sense of greed into this public servant, and caused him to suffer at the hand of his own government.