Revolutions always take place in order to destroy the old order and establish a new order, seemingly based upon some lofty principle, backed up by incredibly compelling oratory.
The problem with revolutions is that they are always unpredictable. Rosbepierre believed in maintaining the purity of the revolution by having countless people put to death, until, one day, he himself was guillotined.
Moreover, revolutions often lead to counter-revolutions, more revolutions and, sometimes, wars. In fine, generalised and indiscriminate killing.
True revolutions are not a phenomenon of the masses. They take place within the heart of an individual, and, for that to happen, the only head you have to cut off is your own.
