Plan de législation criminelle
work by Marat
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The Plan de législation criminelle (Plan for Criminal Legislation) was a work by Jean-Paul Marat published in 1780. In this work, Marat demonstrated his assimilation of ideas from critics of the ancien régime, such as Montesquieu and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He also corresponded with Benjamin Franklin around this time. The work predates Marat's more radical political activities during the French Revolution, where he became a prominent journalist and a leader of the radical Montagnard faction.1
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