This historical essay uses Robespierre and the French Revolution to reflect on zealotry, separating recorded events from the author’s interpretation.
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Author: Steven Price
Steven Price is Well Sewn’s lead editor and a contributor covering knowledge, culture, travel, and everyday wellbeing. His work explores practical choices and ideas that help readers lead more fulfilling lives.
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The Cultivar of Knowledge, Pt. II: The Folly of Hubris
This history essay examines Julius Caesar and the Rubicon as the setting for a reflection on ambition, power and the consequences of unchecked pride.