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Quotes from The Social Interpretation of the French Revolution — Alfred Cobban

1901–1968 England

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The revolution was to an important extent one against and not for the rising forces of capitalism. In addition it can be interpreted...in terms of a general tension and social antagonism between the poor and the rich.

The Social Interpretation of the French Revolution (1964)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alfred Cobban (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.