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terrorism first surfaced at the end of the 18th century at the time of the French Revolution, associated with the origins of democracy. And it didn't have any of the negative or pejorative connotations that terrorism has today, it was seen as the birth of democracy, with the end of monarchical rule, with the establishment of rule by the people in essence. And its activities then were associated almost exclusively with government
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positive connotations ended in July 1794 when Robespierre, the leader of the French Revolution, held up a list of traitors that he said had undermined the revolution. And then terrorism shifted more towards the negative associations that we have today. Terrorism, therefore, became something that was not positive and not good
