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The failings of the French Revolution

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The First President of France

The first president, and he was also later the first mayor of Paris, a fella called Jean Sylvain by. But when you read what he wrote and what he said, he was a really principled Democrat. He was keeping everyone, all the extremes in check. So actually, it came to us no surprise when later art, he was sort of framed for a crime and was guillotined. All the moderates, the people like him were guillotining later on.

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