Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Those who give the first shock to a state are the first overwhelmed in its ruin; the fruits of public commotion are seldom enjoyed by him who was the first mover; he only beats the water for another’s net.

The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

And then, sir, there is this consideration: that if the abuse be enormous, nature will rise up and, claiming her original rights, overturn a corrupt political system.

The only justification of rebellion is success.

In revolutions men fall and rise. Long before this war is over, much as you hear me praised now, you may hear me cursed and insulted.

All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the state.

The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.

If not us, who? If not now, when?