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I have been ever of the opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.

—Benjamin Disraeli, 1844

Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny, they have only shifted it to another shoulder.

—George Bernard Shaw, 1903

The only justification of rebellion is success.

—Thomas B. Reed, 1878

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

—Dolores Ibárruri, 1936

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made—through disobedience and through rebellion.

—Oscar Wilde, 1891

Revolution can never be forecast; it cannot be foretold; it comes of itself. Revolution is brewing and is bound to flare up.

—Vladimir Lenin, 1918

Revolutions are always verbose.

—Leon Trotsky, 1933

Revolutions never go backward.

—Thomas Skidmore, 1829

Rebellion is no less a sin than divination.

—Book of Samuel, c. 550 BC
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