Full Idea
The 'Great Revolution' [in France] was nothing more than a pathetic and bloody quackery, which understood how, through sudden crises, to supply a trusting Europe with the sudden hope of recovery.
Gist of Idea
The French Revolution gave trusting Europe the false delusion of instant recovery
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Dawn (Daybreak) [1881], 534)
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Dawn (Daybreak) (v 5)', ed/tr. Smith, Brittain [Stanford 2011], p.259
A Reaction
Whenever a new leader comes into power there is the same honeymoon period, where dreams of salvation have a moment in the sun.