revolutions are not made with rosewater in English

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Etymology: From Nicolas Chamfort (1789): :voulez‐vous qu'on vous fasse des révolutions à l'eau rose? :do you want us to make you revolutions with rosewater? Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=}} revolutions are not made with rosewater, {{en-proverb}} revolutions are not made with rosewater

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"revolutions are not made with rosewater" meaning in English

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