Single Idea 23125

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 4. Changing the State / c. Revolution]

Full Idea

More permanent positive social change is made incrementally rather than by revolutionary transformation.

Gist of Idea

Most good social changes are incremental, rather than revolutionary

Source

Adam Gopnik (A Thousand Small Sanities [2019], 1)

Book Reference

Gopnik,Adam: 'A Thousand Small Sanities' [riverrun 2019], p.40


A Reaction

This is the standard liberal response to revolution. Revolutionaries obviously consider such a claim to be very naïve, and a failure to grasp how deep the changes need to go.