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Revolutionary moments attract those who are not good enough for
established institutions as well as those who are too read more
Revolutionary moments attract those who are not good enough for
established institutions as well as those who are too good for
them.
The most seditious is the most cowardly.
[Lat., Seditiosissimus quisque ignavus.]
The most seditious is the most cowardly.
[Lat., Seditiosissimus quisque ignavus.]
It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less read more
It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws.
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Revolutions are not trifles, but spring from trifles.
Revolutions are not trifles, but spring from trifles.
O God! that one might read the book of fate,
And see the revolution of the times
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O God! that one might read the book of fate,
And see the revolution of the times
Make mountains level. and the continent,
Weary of solid firmness, melt itself
Into the sea!
It is not a revolt, it is a revolution.
[Fr., Ce n'est pas une revolte, c'est une revolution.]
It is not a revolt, it is a revolution.
[Fr., Ce n'est pas une revolte, c'est une revolution.]
Do you think then that revolutions are made with rose water?
[Fr., Voulez-vous donc qu'on vous fasse des revolutions read more
Do you think then that revolutions are made with rose water?
[Fr., Voulez-vous donc qu'on vous fasse des revolutions a
l'eau-rose?]
Revolution is not a dinner party.
Revolution is not a dinner party.
