No doubt all this was fascinating as a study of historical inevitability.

According to his philosophy, things, especially those he likes, are bound to happen: this is called "historical inevitability."

There is a sense of historical inevitability about bank consolidation.

Independence was a historical inevitability, in one form or another.

You might also cast a vote for historical inevitability.

He seemed to regard freedom's triumph as a historical inevitability.

But who except Hegelians like him ever believed in historical inevitability anyway?

But the Red Sox were also counting on what they thought was a historical inevitability.

You hear it all the time, as Thatcherism makes its long march against the historical inevitability of socialism.

Morality and virtue can be compromised, but historical inevitability cannot.