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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.
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.
The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty
revolting about it.
The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty
revolting about it.
The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
The more there are riots, the more repressive action will take place, and the more we face the danger of read more
The more there are riots, the more repressive action will take place, and the more we face the danger of a right-wing takeover and eventually a fascist society.
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!
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
Revolution: in politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.
Revolution: in politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.
The most seditious is the most cowardly.
[Lat., Seditiosissimus quisque ignavus.]
The most seditious is the most cowardly.
[Lat., Seditiosissimus quisque ignavus.]
