A people which has existed for centuries under a system of castes and classes can only arrive at a democratic state of society by passing through a long series of more or less critical transformations, accomplished by violent efforts, and after numerous vicissitudes; in the course of which, property, opinions, and power are rapidly transferred from one hand to another.
Mendeetan zehar kasta eta klase-sistemaren menpe bizi izan den herria gutxi-asko neketsuak diren eraldakuntzen segida luzearen bidez bakarrik iristen da gizarte-egoera demokratikora, eta ahalegin bortitzen eta gora-behera askoren ondoren, berauetan zehar ondasunak, iritziak eta boterea bizkor aldatzen direlarik lekuz.