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		gerikson on Oct 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hilary Mantel, Historian I too can recommend A Place of Greater Safety. Really brings the French Revolution to life.

jhbadger on Oct 17, 2022 [–]

Exactly, and it explains a lot about people like Robespierre who seem to be in every revolution -- they start out being idealists who want to improve things but end up being tyrants who just want to stay in power.

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