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Linchpin
Linchpin noun - A central cohesive source of support and stability.
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- Likewise, Camille Desmoullins, a popular journalist and delegate of the time, is often a Historical-Domain Character because of his highly romantic love-life, his idealism and the fact that he was One Degree of Separation from every other key revolutionary, making him the linchpin of the events.
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