In opposition to those who relied on revolutionary enthusiasm to form the new citizens, Condorcet maintained that revolution was not made to last and that revolutionary institutions were not intended to prolong the revolutionary experience but to establish political rules and legal mechanisms that would insure future changes without revolution.
Za razliku od onih koji su se oslanjali na revolucionarni entuzijazam za stvaranje novih građana, Kondorset je tvrdio da revolucija nije napravljena da traje i da revolucionarne institucije nisu bile namenjene da produže revolucionarno iskustvo, već da uspostave politička pravila i pravne mehanizme koji bi obezbedili buduće promene bez revolucija.