It has been discovered that with a dull urban population, all formed under a mechanical system of State education, a suggestion or command, however senseless and unreasoned, will be obeyed if it be sufficiently repeated.

Hilaire Belloc
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When the French Revolution took place, it was because of lack of education. The people were very uneducated and had no idea what they were doing. They had no idea what they wanted to do. This lack of education led to many problems in society. The people in the revolution were simply following orders and not thinking for themselves.They were forced to do things because their leaders told them to.

A revolution can’t be stopped if the people are not educated at all. The only way the revolution could be stopped is if they stopped their leader, like when they shot Marat in the head. If they did this, then there would be no need for a revolution in France.

Source: An Essay On The Restoration Of Property

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