These quotes are even less coherent with whatever thesis you're trying to convey. Like... I'm pretty sure even Jean-Paul Marat would believe things are better n

These quotes are even less coherent with whatever thesis you're trying to convey. Like... I'm pretty sure even Jean-Paul Marat would believe things are better now than pre-french revolution Paris, or say, reign of terror paris. Things are far from perfect, but they're definitely improving on many, many metrics. Wealth inequality is a (growing) problem, but I'd still rather be poor today than poor a few hundred years ago.