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The Assassination of Marat, the Girondins, and the Terror by Miguel A. Faria, MD

On July 13, 1793, a young woman and a Girondin sympathizer, Charlotte Corday, walked bravely into 30 Rue des Cordeliers and assassinated the radical and bloodthirsty Jean-Paul Marat. The radical journalist and deputy had forced the expulsion of the Girondin leaders from the National Convention and was finalizing his plans for their subsequent trip to […]

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Maximilien Robespierre: Misunderstood Revolutionary or Sanguinary Tyrant? by Miguel A. Faria, MD

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Maximilien Robespierre attended the prestigious Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris when he was eleven years old. He apparently was “a model student” and excelled in his scholastic studies, particularly Latin. His fellow classmates referred to him as “The Roman,” because of his excellent pronunciation of Latin words and phrases. In 1775, he was chosen to “deliver

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Book Review—Contrasting Ideals and Ends in the American and French Revolutions by Dr. Miguel A. Faria. Reviewed by Dr. Russell L Blaylock

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Another much needed, incredible book by Dr. Miguel A. Faria—Contrasting Ideals and Ends in the American and French Revolutions (December 2024)—has been published. I not only enjoy reading Dr. Faria’s books for pleasure, but I always learn a great deal.[1-6] His latest book is no exception. I have always told people that to understand our

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Book Review—Contrasting Ideals and Ends in the American and French Revolutions by Miguel A. Faria, MD. Reviewed by Robert A. Waters

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Published at the end of 2024 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in Great Britain, this book contrasts two revolutions. They each took place at about the same time in history, i.e., the American Revolution started in 1765 while the French Revolution began in 1789. However, the differences in rationale and causes of the two rebellions could

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While Light Shined Brightly in One Nation, Darkness Befell the Other by Miguel A. Faria, MD

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Contrasting Ideals and Ends in the American and French Revolutions (December 2024) describes and contrasts salient episodes in the American and French Revolutions, revolutions that deeply affected the history of the world and whose impacts reverberate to the present age. Even though some politicians and historians in America and Europe have likened the American and

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The Economic Terror of the French Revolution

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Maximilien Robespierre and his fellow Jacobins never came close to attaining the utopian goal of establishing a “Republic of Virtue.” In fact, they did not even come close to establishing the rule of law essential to a constitutional republic. Natural rights to life, liberty and property, which are protected in our American republic, were not

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The Assassination of Marat, the Girondins, and the Terror by Miguel A. Faria, MD

Maximilien Robespierre: Misunderstood Revolutionary or Sanguinary Tyrant? by Miguel A. Faria, MD

Book Review—Contrasting Ideals and Ends in the American and French Revolutions by Dr. Miguel A. Faria. Reviewed by Dr. Russell L Blaylock

Book Review—Contrasting Ideals and Ends in the American and French Revolutions by Miguel A. Faria, MD. Reviewed by Robert A. Waters

While Light Shined Brightly in One Nation, Darkness Befell the Other by Miguel A. Faria, MD

The Economic Terror of the French Revolution

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