The 15th century....I think
between a strong central government and the public interest."It is rather to argue that in politics there are no immaculate conceptions, and that in the drive for a stronger general government motives of all sorts played a part, common good or public interest that militated against their private status."
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
Explanation: Napoleon Bonaparte and the Jacobins (a group he allied with) led the French Revolution.
Cut the Confederacy in two.