The French Revolution began in 1789 with the aim of transforming France into a more liberal and egalitarian society ruled by a constitutional monarchy. However, in 1793, it had generated something completely different: a system of repression and violence called the Terror. While some insist that the Revolution's climax at this point was inevitable, others argue that key events between 1789 and 1793 set the Revolution on this particular trajectory. Joining this last point, I argue that King Louis XVI's attempted escape in 1791 was an incredibly significant turning point in the Revolution, in that its social and political consequences played a vital role in setting the Revolution on the path to success. the Terror. While it is impossible to say with certainty that another event would not have triggered the Terror before 1793, it is nevertheless entirely possible to imagine that the Revolution would have taken a different trajectory if Louis had not attempted to flee. This will be proven by examining the most substantial consequences of the leak, namely the change in public opinion of the king, the political division and new support for republicanism, the conspiracy obsession among deputies and the response measures prefiguring those of the Terror. Facing difficult challenges during the summer of 1791, many people predicted that the Revolution was finally coming to an end and that some stability would return as France became a functioning constitutional monarchy. The National Assembly worked to combat persistent problems and instability – most involving religion, authority and discontent – ​​while promoting tolerance and civil resolution. The new administrative and judicial systems were generally operational, support for the new regime was high among...... middle of article ......The French Revolution and Napoleon: A Sourcebook, edited by Philip G. Dwyer and Peter McPhee, 105 -6. New York: Routledge, 2002. Shusterman, Noah. The French Revolution: faith, desire and politics. New York: Routledge, 2014. Sieyès, Emmanuel. Quoted in Timothy Tackett, When the King Took Flight. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003. Tackett, Timothy. “Collective panics at the start of the French Revolution, 1789-1791: a comparative perspective”, Histoire de France, vol. 17, no. 2 (June 2003): 149-171. Tackett, Timothy. “Interpreting Terror”, French Historical Studies, vol. 24, No. 4 (October 2001): 569-578. Tackett, Timothy. “The flight to Varennes and the arrival of terror”, Historical Reflections, vol. 29, no. 3 (fall 2003): 469-493. Tackett, Timothy. When the king took flight. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003.