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Victor Hugo didn’t just write about revolutionary struggles – he fought them. For a radical, there are few writers more quotable than  Victor Hugo: "When dictatorship is a fact, revolutio … read more

In early 1944, the French Resistance staged an uprising against Nazi rule on the Glières plateau, high up in the Alps. Though defeated, it remains one of the great moments in the history of rebelli … read more

The 17th century poet laureate, John Dryden, once wrote: "Nor is the people's judgement always true: The most may err as grossly as the few." It was a cautionary couplet on the principle of … read more

You can say what you want about the French, but when it comes to civil insurrection they are without equal. 1789, 1830, 1871, and – 50 years ago – 1968.New William Morris design: Liberty, Equal … read more