Provocative counter-argument: the revolution undoubtedly benefited future French generations immensely, and led to (arguably) one of the most successful and to

Provocative counter-argument: the revolution undoubtedly benefited future French generations immensely, and led to (arguably) one of the most successful and tolerant nations in the West. Maybe it was necessary to purge the enemies of freedom? French revolution aside (the Terror was, indeed, a dark period I would not like to see repeated), there is an argument to be made for: - the lesser of two evils - the necessity of cracking eggs to make an omelet