"All revolutions ended in backlash. This is inevitable. It is a law. And the more frenzied and fierce the revolutions, the stronger were these counter-reactions. In the alternation of revolutions and reactions we are dealing with a kind of magic circle. She can't go any deeper. The very content of the popular will is not interested in the democratic principle. The popular will can want the most terrible evil, and the democratic principle has nothing to reply.
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Nikolai BerdeaevAll Translations
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All revolutions ended in backlash. This is inevitable. It is a law. And the more frenzied and fierce the revolutions, the stronger were these counter-reactions. In the alternation of revolutions and reactions we are dealing with a kind of magic circle. She can't go any deeper. The very content of the popular will is not interested in the democratic principle. The popular will can want the most terrible evil, and the democratic principle has nothing to reply.
""Toate revoluțiile s-au încheiat cu contrareacții. Aceasta este inevitabil. Este o lege. Și cu cât mai frenetice și înverșunate au fost revoluțiile, cu atât mai puternice au fost aceste contrareacții. În alternanța revoluțiilor și a reacțiilor avem de-a face cu un fel de cerc magic. Ea nu poate merge mai adânc. Însuși conținutul voinței populare nu este interesat de principiul democratic. Voința populară poate să vrea răul cel mai teribil, iar principiul democratic nu are nimic de replicat."