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As a result of his association with the unpopular reform societies, Parkinson suffered greatly from social and professional ostracism. At the outbreak of the war with France in 1793, he had indicated that he was an uncompromising pacifist, and matters were made worse when the French Revolution reached its climax with the outbreak of the Reign of Terror.
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Morris, A.D. (1989). The Parish Doctor. In: Rose, F.C. (eds) James Parkinson His Life and Times. History of Neuroscience. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9824-4_8
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