American Quote by Ian Hacking

The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: that the human race has been roughly handled, but that…

— Victor Hugo

“Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are done, we recognize one thing: that the human race has been badly manhandled,…

— Victor Hugo

“Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, this fact is recognized,—that the human race has been treated harshly, but…

— Victor Hugo

Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions

— Victor Hugo

“Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, this is recognized: that the human race has been harshly treated, but…

— Victor Hugo

But here's some advice, boy. Don't put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That's why they're called revolutions.

— Terry Pratchett

“But here’s some advice, boy. Don’t put your trust in revolutions. They always come around again. That’s why they’re called revolutions. People die, and…

— Anonymous

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

— Víctor Hugo

“Three of the revolutions," Bermuda said, "the French, the Russian, and the American, were true only in the beginning. Just true in the beginning,…

— Allan Dare Pearce

“The heirs of the French, English, and American revolutions had partly believed in their own phrases about the rights of man, freedom of speech,…

— George Orwell

“With the single exception of the American Revolution, the aftermath of all revolutions from 1789 on only worsened the human condition.”

— Arnold Beichman

The American Revolution was sparked by a series of taxes and tariffs on tea. More recently, the Thatcher and Reagan 'revolutions' were rooted in…

— Priti Patel