hardman

/ ˈhɑːdˌmæn /

noun

1. a tough, ruthless, or violent man

Example Sentences

In “The French Revolution: A Political History,” John Hardman reminds us that France already had functioning institutions, under a king whose authority had been long established, but cast them aside to re-create politics from a blank slate.

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When the revolution failed to produce an effective government, the upheaval overshadowed, Mr. Hardman argues, the potential benefits of change and established a fatal example for revolutions to come.

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Mr. Hardman instead stresses the politics and the people who drove it.

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The move was nearly unprecedented; for years, royal councils had made most of the decisions of government, relegating Louis to being, Mr. Hardman tells us, a king “buried in the crown.”

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He had feared a national assembly, as Mr. Hardman notes, “because he would have no moral authority to restrain one.”

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