It also brought us Napoleon. And dictatorship. The guillotine. Many wars. More executions. The identification of the political right vs the political left. And on, and on, and on.
The world was certainly changed. Not always for the better.
I'm sure there are some exceptions -- but most advances in the world can often be advances for both "good" and "evil". Or to put it another way - political or technological change doesn't overcome human nature
That brought Democracy. Which is closer to what people wanted at that time : A country ruled by the people.
Let's not forget that it brought us something even more beautiful : The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Ma...
It also brought us Napoleon. And dictatorship. The guillotine. Many wars. More executions. The identification of the political right vs the political left. And on, and on, and on.
The world was certainly changed. Not always for the better.
I'm sure there are some exceptions -- but most advances in the world can often be advances for both "good" and "evil". Or to put it another way - political or technological change doesn't overcome human nature
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