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> The French Revolution was a step forward for humanity, no matter how messy it was. I don't think you have a full understanding of just how messy the French
by defen 17y ago
> The French Revolution was a step forward for humanity, no matter how messy it was.
I don't think you have a full understanding of just how messy the French Revolution was. Are you familiar with the war in the Vendee? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_the_Vendee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_the_Vendee
How about the Committee of Public Safety? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_Public_Safety http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_Public_Safety
- philwelch 17y agoAre you familiar with the spread of liberal democracy across Europe and the world?
- defen 17y agoI think this is one of those things where neither of us is going to change his opinion based on what some guy wrote on the internet, but if you haven't read it yet, I recommend Edmund Burke's "Reflections on the Revolution in France". Burke was a British Whig MP who supported the American Revolution, but opposed the French. It's an interesting contemporary account of the early days of the French Revolution. You can read it here: http://www.constitution.org/eb/rev_fran.htm http://www.constitution.org/eb/rev_fran.htm I'd love to read some pro-Revolution writings if you can recommend any.