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The Persistent Allure of Military Coups

“After me, the deluge,” Louis XV reportedly said back in 1757. “Be careful what you wish for,” the French king seemed to be saying, “because once I’m gone, the country will go to the dogs, and frankly I don’t care.” Louis’ remark had a very specific co…

“After me, the deluge,” Louis XV reportedly said back in 1757. “Be careful what you wish for,” the French king seemed to be saying, “because once I’m gone, the country will go to the dogs, and frankly I don’t care.” Louis’ remark had a very specific context—an assassination attempt in 1757, a French military defeat More

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