 A revolution is a swift over-throw, in a few years, of institutions which have taken centuries to root in the soil, and seem so fixed and immovable that even the most ardent reformers hardly dare to attack them in their writings. It is the fall, the crumbling...  The Great French Revolution, 1789-1793by Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin (kni︠a︡zʹ) - 1909 - 610 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Erin McKenna - Literary Criticism - 2001 - 196 pages
...institutions which are the result of or encourage old beliefs, values and habits must be destroyed. A revolution is a swift overthrow, in a few years, of institutions which have taken centuries to root in the soil, and seem so fixed and immovable that even the most ardent reformers... | |
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