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Jean Jaurès

French socialist leader, 1859 to 1914

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The great voice of French socialism, he defended workers, secularism and peace, and was assassinated days before the outbreak of World War I.

Jean Jaurès sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly state-led and leaning libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly peace-first on war and peace, strongly state-led on economy and strongly secular on religion.

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Where Jean Jaurès sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Jean Jaurès

Louis XIV King of France, 1643 to 17153%Vladimir Putin President of Russia, 2000 to present (with a term as prime minister)3%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 19433%Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran, 1979 to 19893%

Political views closest to Jean Jaurès

Democratic socialismSeeks democratic control of key industries, broad public ownership and universal services.97%EurocommunismA communism that accepts elections and pluralism, breaking with Soviet orthodoxy in the…96%Market socialismCombines worker or public ownership of firms with markets and competition.94%Basic income movementArgues that every citizen should receive a regular, unconditional payment to end poverty…94%

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