Insurrection Quotes

36 quotes by 29 authors

I'm totally down with insurrection in the street. I've had a great time with that over the years. Insurrection in the voting booth is the… — Jello Biafra
Even in Europe a change has sensibly taken place in the mind of man. Science has liberated the ideas of those who read and reflect,… — Thomas Jefferson
...the circumstances and the atmosphere always have so much to do in directing a conversation, especially a German conversation, which is only a kind of… — Mark Twain
Insurrection. An unsuccessful revolution; disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government. — Ambrose Bierce
Insurrection: Insurrection as soon as circumstances allow: insurrection, strenuous, ubiquitous: the insurrection of the masses: the holy war of the oppressed: the republic to make… — Giuseppe Mazzini
Short of nuclear war itself, population growth is the gravest issue the world faces. If we do not act, the problem will be solved by… — Robert McNamara
Insurrection by means of guerrilla bands is the true method of warfare for all nations desirous of emancipating themselves from a foreign yoke. It is… — Giuseppe Mazzini
To work for delight and authentic festivity is barely distinguishable from preparing for a general insurrection — Raoul Vaneigem
Insurrection is an art, and like all arts has its own laws. — Leon Trotsky
Sin is the insurrection and rebellion of the heart against God; it turns from Him, and turns against Him; it takes up arms against God. — Richard Alleine
Just as the Internet drops transaction and collaboration costs in business and government, it also drops the cost of dissent, of rebellion, and even insurrection. — Don Tapscott
The Sandinista revolution was without any question a popular insurrection. — Bianca Jagger
John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection. — John Sergeant Wise
Insurrection is the most sacred of rights and the most indispensable of duties. — Marquis de Lafayette
The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty — Francois Guizot
A revolution is not a dinner party [...] A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another. — Mao Zedong
Insurrection is the last remedy, especially when the people have acquired the belief that peaceful means to secure the remedies for evils prove futile. — Marcelo H. del Pilar
Most commonly revolt is born of material circumstances; but insurrection is always a moral phenomenon. Revolt is Masaniello, who led the Neapolitan insurgents in 1647;… — Victor Hugo
Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms. — Wendell Phillips
Women are not so well united as to form an Insurrection. They are for the most part wise enough to love their Chains, and to… — Mary Astell

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