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The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
Every generation needs a new revolution.
Every generation needs a new revolution.
 I am the signet which marks the page where the revolution has 
been stopped; but when I die it read more 
 I am the signet which marks the page where the revolution has 
been stopped; but when I die it will turn the page and resume its 
course.
 [Fr., Je suis le signet qui marque la page ou la revolution s'est 
arretee; mais quand je serai mort, elle tournera le feuillet et 
reprendra sa marche.] 
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
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.
 Avoid revolution or expect to get shot. Mother and I will 
grieve, but we will gladly buy a dinner read more 
 Avoid revolution or expect to get shot. Mother and I will 
grieve, but we will gladly buy a dinner for the National 
Guardsman who shot you. 
Revolution is not a dinner party.
Revolution is not a dinner party.
 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. 
Revolutions are not made by men in spectacles.
Revolutions are not made by men in spectacles.