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Journalist and revolutionaryPolitics1743–1793

Jean-Paul Marat

A physician and journalist of the French Revolution, Marat edited L’Ami du peuple and advocated popular sovereignty, exceptional measures against counterrevolution, and vigilance over rulers. In The Chains of Slavery (1774), he denounced monarchical despotism.

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Closest Spectrum
Center
Closest Ideology
Christian Democracy
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Juscelino Kubitschek
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1743–1793
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Near midpoint
    Federal42.6%
    Unitary57.4%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy71.6%
    Autocracy28.4%
  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security63.9%
    Liberty36.1%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Multicultural
    Assimilation34.3%
    Multicultural65.7%
  • Conflict resolution

    Near midpoint
    Military force46.2%
    Negotiation53.8%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention56.2%
    Interventionist43.8%
  • Ownership

    Strong · Public
    Public71%
    Private29%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction65.2%
    Markets34.8%
  • International trade

    Near midpoint
    Protectionism52%
    Free trade48%
  • Religion & state

    Leaning · Religious
    Secular41.7%
    Religious58.3%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive32.4%
    Traditionalist67.6%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration59.4%
    Ecologist40.6%

What distinguishes Jean-Paul Marat

Largest median distance

Ownership

This position is 18.5 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 53% PublicJean-Paul Marat 71% Public

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Technology & precaution

This position is 0.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 59% AccelerationJean-Paul Marat 59% Acceleration

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.