Revolution can be corrupted from within from "summary" of Animal Farm by George Orwell by George Orwell
The farm animals had been inspired by Old Major's vision of a revolution where all animals would be equal and free from the tyranny of humans. They had risen up against their human oppressors, driven by the desire for a better life. However, as time passed and the pigs, who had taken on the role of leaders, gained more power, things began to change. At first, the pigs had seemed to uphold the principles of Animalism, the ideology that had guided the revolution. They had painted the Seven Commandments of Animalism on the barn wall, declaring that all animals were equal. But slowly, subtly, the pigs started to bend the rules to suit their own interests. They began to take more and more privileges for themselves, justifying their actions by claiming that they needed them in order to lead. The other animals, who had once stood united in their fight for freedom, started to notice the changes. They saw the pigs living in luxury while they themselves toiled away in the fields. They heard the pigs making deals with humans, breaking the very commandments they had sworn to uphold. And yet, they hesitated to speak out, afraid of reprisals from those in power. As the pigs became more and more corrupt, the original ideals of the revolution began to fade away. The farm, which had once been a symbol of hope and equality, now reeked of hypocrisy and oppression. The animals had allowed the revolution to be corrupted from within, by failing to hold their leaders accountable and by turning a blind eye to their abuses of power. In the end, the animals could only watch in horror as the pigs, who had once been their comrades in the fight for freedom, became indistinguishable from the humans they had overthrown. The revolution had been betrayed, not by external forces, but by the very creatures who had initiated it. And as they looked around at the devastation that surrounded them, they could only wonder how it had come to this.
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