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> [In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-reed/in-the-relations-of-a-weak-government-and-a-rebellious-people-there/)

[John Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-reed/)

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## More by John Reed

> [“I suddenly realised that the devout Russian people no longer needed priests to pray them into heaven. On earth they were building a kingdom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-reed/i-suddenly-realised-that-the-devout-russian-people-no-longer-needed/)

[John Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-reed/)

> [In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-reed/in-the-relations-of-a-weak-government-and-a-rebellious-people-there/)

[John Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-reed/)

> [“Out on the Nevsky, in the deepening dusk, a long double file of cyclists came riding, guns slung on their shoulders. They halted, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-reed/out-on-the-nevsky-in-the-deepening-dusk-a-long-double-file-of/)

[John Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-reed/)

> [War means an ugly mob-madness, crucifying the truth tellers, choking the artists, sidetracking reforms, revolutions, and the working of social forces](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-reed/war-means-an-ugly-mob-madness-crucifying-the-truth-tellers-choking/)

[John Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-reed/)

> [Ten days that shook the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-reed/ten-days-that-shook-the-world/)

[John Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-reed/)

> [“Descubrí que las balas no son tan aterradoras, que el temor a la muerte no es una cosa tan grande y que los mexicanos…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-reed/descubr-que-las-balas-no-son-tan-aterradoras-que-el-temor-a-la-muerte/)

[John Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-reed/)

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