When I was studying the French revolution I was impressed by the energy of the times. Despite my insistence that violence isn't the answer to anything I found hope in the idea that a tyrannical government will never last forever. Then when studying the Roman Empire, one line in a book caught my eye. 509 BC , Seventh and last king, Tarquin the Arrogant, expelled from Rome. The single line caught my attention because of its simularity to the French revolution.
History repeats itself, over and over and over.
One government is expelled, and a new one will take its place. Eventually that new one will fall as well. In some ways history is encouraging, and in some ways it isn't. Its comforting to know that people have been in miserable situations before and survived. Yet it is discouraging to think that we're simply repeating things over and over.