The regime which is destroyed by a revolution is almost always an impr…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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The regime which is destroyed by a revolution is almost always an improvement on its immediate predecessor, and experience teaches that the most critical moment for bad governments is the one which witnesses their first steps toward reform. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (2012). The Old Regime and the French Revolution, p.214, Courier Corporation
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