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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.
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.
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.
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.
We have a lot of people revolutionizing the world because they've never had to present a working model.
We have a lot of people revolutionizing the world because they've never had to present a working model.
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.
Revolutionaries are more formalistic than conservatives.
Revolutionaries are more formalistic than conservatives.
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.]
I have not yet begun to fight.
I have not yet begun to fight.