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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.
Revolutionaries are more formalistic than conservatives.
Revolutionaries are more formalistic than conservatives.
The Revolution has not yet succeeded. Comrades, you must carry
on!
The Revolution has not yet succeeded. Comrades, you must carry
on!
Any people anywhere being inclined and having the power have the right to rise up and shake off the existing read more
Any people anywhere being inclined and having the power have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and force a new one that suits them better.
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.
Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good read more
Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Many of the world's troubles are not due just to Russia or communism. They would be with us in any read more
Many of the world's troubles are not due just to Russia or communism. They would be with us in any event because we live in an era of revolution--the revolution of rising expectations.
Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once read more
Those who hate most fervently must have once loved deeply; those who want to deny the world must have once embraced what they now set on fire.