French Revolution
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His reforming zeal made him sympathetic to the Americans but would later come to seem discredited by the violent populism of the French Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
France ended slavery in 1794 under the French Revolution, but Napoleon Bonaparte ordered troops to be sent to Guadeloupe in 1802 to restore the practice.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
"You can't take to the barricades like they did in the French Revolution and storm the Bastille. You just hope that somebody somewhere does the job and sorts the problem out."
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
He admired the spirit of liberty, for instance, yet opposed the French Revolution and supported Napoleon, believing that ensuing populist disorder would then, as it turned out, require autocracy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
His works were key texts from the end of the Dark Ages through the Renaissance and French Revolution to the drafting of the American Constitution.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
