Revolution Quotes

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The period that I could consider the most important in my literary work came about beginning with the Revolution, and in a certain way, developed… — Jose Saramago
Revolutions just spread blood. Evolution - this is something that changes in the long term. — Marjane Satrapi
Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing. — George Bernard Shaw
And revolutions always mean the breakdown of old authority. — Hu Shih
Revolution is as unpredictable as an earthquake and as beautiful as spring. Its coming is always a surprise, but its nature should not be. — Rebecca Solnit
I can't let time move on without fighting tooth and nail and hopefully being a part of a revolution that is positive. — Ian Somerhalder
After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes. — Stephen Sondheim
The right of revolution, which tyrants, in mockery, accord to mankind, is no legal right under a government; it is only a natural right to… — Lysander Spooner
You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves. — Joseph Stalin
Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before. — Gloria Steinem
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. — Adlai E. Stevenson
Revolution is a trivial shift in the emphasis of suffering. — Tom Stoppard
The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments in economic history. — Lawrence Summers
Not since the steam engine has any invention disrupted business models like the Internet. Whole industries including music distribution, yellow-pages directories, landline telephones, and fax… — John Sununu
In other countries they have histories with revolutions and class movements. In America, people don't like to think of themselves like being in a lower… — Matt Taibbi
Most of the Ten Commandments are negative. The purpose of law is not to mandate good behavior. That concept comes from the French Revolution. — Randall Terry
When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered. — Dorothy Thompson
I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome… — Alexis de Tocqueville
In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end. — Alexis de Tocqueville
To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile… — Alvin Toffler
Revolutions are always verbose. — Leon Trotsky
Every time there's a revolution, it comes from somebody reading a book about revolution. David Walker wrote a book and Nat Turner did his thing. — Mike Tyson
People who talk about revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to everyday life, without understanding what is subversive about love and what is positive… — Raoul Vaneigem
All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract; or, in any case, one must not… — Alice Walker
There's nothing wrong in suffering, if you suffer for a purpose. Our revolution didn't abolish danger or death. It simply made danger and death worthwhile. — H.G. Wells

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