We should only expose ourselves to the vindictive spirit of the Jacobins without aiding the cause of our devoted friends.'
The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete|Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe
But, as I said, these Jacobins seem to revel in illegality for its own sake.
The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906|Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead
In the Palais Royal they were translated from the language of the court into that of the Jacobins.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany|Georg Brandes
The Jacobins accused the Girondists of being enemies of the country.
Brave Men and Women|O.E. Fuller
A menacing petition from the Jacobins preceded by a few hours a grand discourse from the dictator.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14|Various
Jacobins
[ (jak-uh-binz) ]
An extreme radical party during the French Revolution named for the place where its founders first met, a convent of Jacobin friars. It was led by Robespierre.
notes for Jacobins
In general, a member of an extremist or radical group is often called a “Jacobin.”