This is because the initial quiet period is often marked by corruption and a retreat from revolutionary goals, leading idealists to feel that the revolution is losing its way. Believing that stronger pursuit of revolutionary ideals is the only way to strengthen their country, these idealists seek to inspire a “return of the radicals,” triggering sharp conflict with their more pragmatic co-revolutionaries.
许多革命都在经历早期激进主义阶段后进入最初的“平静”时期，这为15年到25年之后激进主义的复活埋下了伏笔。这是因为，最初的平静时期常常以腐败堕落滋生以及革命目标的倒退为标志，导致理想主义者感到革命失去了方向。这些理想主义者相信，更加强烈的追求革命理想是强国的唯一途径，所以他们寻求鼓动“激进分子的回归”，引发了与更为注重实效的革命同伴之间的激烈冲突。