"Every new truth which has ever been propounded has,for a time caused mischief; it has produced discomfort,
and often unhappiness; sometimes disturbing social and
religious arrangements.... And if the truth is very great
as well as very new, the harm is serious. Men are made
uneasy; they flinch; they cannot bear the sudden light;
a general restlessness supervenes; the face of society is
disturbed, or perhaps convulsed; old interests and old
beliefs have been destroyed before new ones have been
created. These symptoms are the precursor of
revolution; they have preceded all the great
changes through which the world has passed."
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