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Babeuf

Revolutionary communist cited in radical property debates.

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Also known as Gracchus Babeuf

First appearance: what is property

Babeuf shows up with force in § 7: That Inequality of Powers Is the Necessary Condition of Equality of Fortunes. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as wishing to repress all superiority as a social calamity.
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In § 7: That Inequality of Powers Is the Necessary Condition of Equality of Fortunes: Mentioned as wishing to repress all superiority as a social calamity. Later, in § 2 Characteristics of Communism and of Property:…

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CFCharles FourierTOToullierPLPlatoJCJesus ChristARAristotleBABabeuf

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Character groups

  • Broad intellectual and political spectrum
  • Moral and legal authorities
  • Classical and military allusions

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  • Aftermath
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