Pulling A Bait And Switch With The Word "Revolution"
Pulling A Bait And Switch With The Word “Revolution” Share Share Trending The word Revolution, like the word Republic, has evolved and been redefined. What once meant returning to a point of origin, a rebirth, or renewal, came to signify the utter destruction of the old order in favor of a fresh start, much as Prometheus, who stole fire from Zeus, became the Romantic model for the heroic overthrow of the old gods, the old order, the old verities. It is a classic “bait and switch” stratagem. Following the War Between the States, Zachariah Montgomery, an assistant attorney general...
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