French Revolution
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But, as a study of American history at the Declaration’s 250th anniversary, he focuses mainly on three things: the American Revolution; the French Revolution that soon followed; and today.
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
A military technology from the French Revolution is finding new life on the modern AI-powered battlefield.
As demonstrated by the outbreaks of the English Civil War in 1642 and the French Revolution in 1789, fiscal breakdown caused a loss of political legitimacy.
Besson’s “Dracula” is over the top, highly stylized and speckled with outrageous creatures, visual effects and a plot that somehow connects Count Dracula to the centennial anniversary of the French Revolution.
From Los Angeles Times
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