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Why the French Revolution was not a libertarian revolution

The revolution swapped one ruling class for another while fattening the state and crushing liberty.

Source: The Cobden Centre · Author: Ryan McMaken

Published: August 25, 2026

Why the French Revolution was not a libertarian revolution

France

Classical liberalism

Austrian economics

Murray Rothbard

URL: https://www.cobdencentre.org/2026/08/why-the-french-revolution-was-not-a-libertarian-revolution/Last edited: August 31, 2026