> The French revolution carried on from there etc. It is very much better for most people (not the aristocracy). That's a common misconception, but the first t

> The French revolution carried on from there etc. It is very much better for most people (not the aristocracy). That's a common misconception, but the first three (original, 1830, 1848) French revolutions were failures. They paved the way for future improvements, and established important precedents like human rights and equality... but materially for the average person little changes because of the revolutions. The revolution with the biggest impact in France was undoubtedly the Industrial one, which brought social and economic mobility on a large scale.