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Why does everyone forget the French Revolution led to dictatorship and a war of conquest?


You don't know beforehand what bold collective actions lead to. Abolishing slavery lead to a pretty ugly civil war in the US. Does it mean it wasn't worth it?


And the first truly global war didn't? The 7 years war is overlooked.


If the revolutoon Led to it, what led it was what was there before the revolution




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