Armed forces Quote by Crane Brinton

“It has been said that most revolutions are not caused by revolutionaries in the first place, but by the stupidity and brutality of governments,”

— Malcolm Gladwell

“Revolutionaries do not make revolutions! The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and when they can pick it…

— Hannah Arendt

“There are accepted revolutions, revolutions which are called revolutions; there are refused revolutions, which are called riots.”

— Víctor Hugo

People often say, "Riots aren't revolutions." That's true. The vast majority of riots never become revolutionary. On the other hand, show me the revolution…

— Joshua Clover

“Violent overthrow of the revolution is revolutionary, and compromise with the revolution is revolutionary.”

— Douglas Wilson

“Revolutions are not always brought about by a gradual decline from bad to worse. Nations that have endured patiently and almost unconsciously the most…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

We deplore the outrages which accompany revolutions. But the more violent the outrages, the more assured we feel that a revolution was necessary.

— Thomas B. Macaulay

I'm not for real revolutions, because they always bring you the opposite of what you want. You very seldom get what you want if…

— Gore Vidal

“And Leites and Wolf were wrong. “It has been said that most revolutions are not caused by revolutionaries in the first place, but by…

— Malcolm Gladwell

“Violent revolution fails because it is not revolutionary enough. It changes the rulers but not the rules, the ends but not the means.”

— Walter Wink

“Violent revolution fails because it is not revolutionary enough. It changes the rulers but not the rules, the ends but not the means. Most…

— Walter Wink

“We must realistically accept that revolution is a social war, not because we like war, but because we recognize that the status quo is…

— Peter Gelderloos