Rich Lowry makes some good points in “Hope & Fear in the Arab Spring,” (PostOpinion, Feb. 1) but his opener rates a challenge.

What happened in France in 1789 and Russia in 1917 should make all of us question the mania of “democracy at any price.” Monarchy has been a longtime force, not only for stability, but also for civilization, culture and faith. Abolishing monarchy has led to the political and social curses of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Don Rosenberg, Manhattan