# the Jacobins — Essays character guide

> the Jacobins in Essays by Errico Malatesta.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0015-the-dictatorship-of-the-proletariat-and-anarchy

## Who they are

Historical French revolutionaries, invoked as a cautionary example of centralized power.

## In the story

### [A Bit of Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_se/chapters/a-bit-of-theory)

Cited as an example of an authoritarian party that seeks to impose its beliefs on others, contrasting with anarchist principles.

### [Anarchy and Violence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_se/chapters/anarchy-and-violence)

Implied through reference to 'old Jacobin ideas' influencing some anarchists' acceptance of violence.

### [The Two Roads](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_se/chapters/the-two-roads)

Implied as historical precedent for dictatorial revolutionary methods.

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