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by orwin 1973 days ago
It's not as simple as that. I don't think any of Jean-Clément Martin books are translated to english, but its really not as simple as that.
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Yeah, what a weird take. As if La Bastille was attacked by French aristocracy. This argument only holds if you hold 2 very loose claims. 1) To confuse the leaders with the whole movement. 2) To compare the rag-tag group of young lawyers, acerbic journalists, disgruntled politicians with the whole ancien regime.

Mike Duncan is an entertainer, not a professional historian.