When the revolutions of 1848 in Europe were rolled back the following year, everything was nonetheless different, as we now know. The monarchies remained in power for decades, but the Industrial Revolution and the advent of democracy had become unstoppable.
但我们也别被欺骗了。即使权力之争已经确定，但这并不意味着回到从前的状况。如今我们知道，当1848年欧洲革命在一年后卷土重来时，一切都已经不同。君主制继续掌了几十年权力，但工业革命和民主的崛起已经势不可挡。