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The dream that one person should never have to say 'let me check with the team.'
divine excuseKings claimed God hired them directly, no interview
sun kingLouis XIV allegedly said he was the state
versailles trapNobles distracted with parties while losing real power
fatal flawAbsolute power needs only one bad heir to collapse
guillotine endgameFrance's experiment ended with a very sharp correction