The case of the French Revolution is typically regarded as the best evidence for the claim that societies can reap more benefit than harm from a revolution  But even the French Revolution serves this role poorly, since France at the time of the Revolution had a unique advantage
Despite the Revolution, the same civil servants and functionaries remained in office, carrying on the day-to-day work of government, and thus many of the disruptions that revolutions normally bring were avoided
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