Skip to content

Authority Quote by Simon Schama

“From 1789, perhaps even before that, it had been the…” quote by Simon Schama
Download Open image
“From 1789, perhaps even before that, it had been the willingness of politicians to exploit either the threat or the fact of violence that had given them the power to challenge constituted authority. Bloodshed was not the unfortunate by product of revolution, it was the source of energy.”

Simon Schama

2.2 out of 5 (6 ratings)

More by Simon Schama

Explore all 109 Simon Schama quotes

More Authority quotes

Browse all 3,795 Authority quotes