> "...French Revolution..." Well, let's see: - Most of the nobility escaped the French Revolution unharmed. By the way, wealth is a lot portable for today's

> "...French Revolution..." Well, let's see: - Most of the nobility escaped the French Revolution unharmed. By the way, wealth is a lot portable for today's magnates than it was for the French nobility deriving their income from their land holdings. - Some of those who went to the block were nobles but most were ordinary people. - The leader of the revolution, Robespierre, was himself executed in the infighting after the French Revolution, a very neat own goal. Bonus fact: his time in power was called the Reign Of Terror. - The First Republic lasted only 10 years before Napoleon Bonaparte took the throne. In a turbulent time, always seek to be led by those with a proper understanding of revolutions and their context. Generally, those who romanticize the French Revolution don't pass that test.