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French History
The History of France
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As a means of alleviating poverty, Christian charity was worse than useless, as could be seen in the Papal states, which abounded in it. But it was popular not only among the traditionalist rich, who cherished it as a safeguard against the evil of equal rights... but also among the traditionalist poor, who were profoundly convinced that they had a right to crumbs from the rich man's table.
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― The Age of Revolution, 1789–1848
― The Age of Revolution, 1789–1848
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در دوره ی سلطنت ناپلئون در کشور فرانسه و سایر کشورهای اروپا صدها کتاب چاپ شد که روی جلد تمام آنها نوشته شده بود تقدیم به امپراتور ناپلئون و علتش این بود که می دانستند ناپلئون اهل فضل و کتاب خوان است و قدر کتاب خود را می داند
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― خاطراتی از یک امپراطور
― خاطراتی از یک امپراطور
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