It shews the anxiety of the great men who influenced the conduct of affairs at that great event, to make the Revolution a parent of settlement, and not a nursery of future revolutions.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Leaders wanted a stable outcome from the Revolution, not more unrest.
- In plain terms
- They wanted stability after change.
- What can you take from it?
- Aim for settlement after change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What follows revolution?
- Do you seek stability?
Another view
Change often breeds more change.
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