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Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have
only shifted it to another shoulder.
Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have
only shifted it to another shoulder.
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.]
A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of
power.
A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of
power.
Eager souls, mystics and revolutionaries, may propose to refashion the world in accordance with their dreams; but evil remains, and read more
Eager souls, mystics and revolutionaries, may propose to refashion the world in accordance with their dreams; but evil remains, and so long as it lurks in the secret places of the heart, utopia is only the shadow of a dream
When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with her.
Revolutions are not made; they come.
Revolutions are not made; they come.
The most seditious is the most cowardly.
[Lat., Seditiosissimus quisque ignavus.]
The most seditious is the most cowardly.
[Lat., Seditiosissimus quisque ignavus.]
Every generation needs a new revolution.
Every generation needs a new revolution.
Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital and indispensable spiritual needs.
Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital and indispensable spiritual needs.