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!

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.

I have not yet begun to fight.

I have not yet begun to fight.

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?]

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.

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.

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.

Revolution: in politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

Revolution: in politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

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.