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I think of the storming of the Bastille<\/a> and I think of the hope of humanity. And all the dangers that come with this aspiration, and the horrors when it goes wrong.<\/p>\n

The whole thing\u2026<\/p>\n

I wanted to include the clip from one of the great movies that in some ways adds layers to this, but the copyright holders don\u2019t appear to want that loose a usage. You may go here to watch it\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

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