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" Harvard historian Crane Brinton (The Anatomy of Revolution) pointed out that revolutionary sentiments generally develop in periods of long-term economic progress, not abject deprivation. When business produces a sharp increase in living standards, the ‘revolution of rising expectations’ leaves workers and farmers impatient for more rapid advancement. "

Michael Medved , The 10 Big Lies about America


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Michael Medved quote : Harvard historian Crane Brinton (The Anatomy of Revolution) pointed out that revolutionary sentiments generally develop in periods of long-term economic progress, not abject deprivation. When business produces a sharp increase in living standards, the ‘revolution of rising expectations’ leaves workers and farmers impatient for more rapid advancement.