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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.]
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.
I have not yet begun to fight.
I have not yet begun to fight.
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.
The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
Revolutionaries are more formalistic than conservatives.
Revolutionaries are more formalistic than conservatives.
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?]
Make revolution a parent of settlement, and not a nursery of future revolutions.
Make revolution a parent of settlement, and not a nursery of future revolutions.
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.