The Effects of a Revolution on the Economy

"A revolution is above all an exhausting proposition, not just for those participating in it," he says. "The struggle for survival often becomes a daily challenge with no certainty whatsoever that tomorrow will bring anything different" The old system of law and order may have been worth overthrowing, but the new one isn't as stable or predictability-wise. All of this chaos naturally produces a kind of general exhaustion in the population."