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The French Revolution Chapter III - The Characters of the Revolution - King Louis XVI
In which the character of King Louis XVI is carefully examined with an understanding that he was a man of slow thought, deep personal convictions, and sincere religious faith, yet profoundly inept in matters of military command and social perception. His singular nature, marked by both courage and isolation, shaped the course of the Revolution through the limitations and strengths he carried as an individual thrust into an onerous office.
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