Rebellion is no less a sin than divination.
—Book of Samuel, c. 550 BCQuotes
I began revolution with eighty-two men. If I had to do it again, I do it with ten or fifteen and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.
—Fidel Castro, 1959
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
—Dolores Ibárruri, 1936The only justification of rebellion is success.
—Thomas B. Reed, 1878Revolutions never go backward.
—Thomas Skidmore, 1829And 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.
—Samuel Johnson, 1791All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door. The violence of revolutions is the violence of men who charge into a vacuum.
—John Kenneth Galbraith, 1977If not us, who? If not now, when?
—Czech slogan, 1989The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative on the day after the revolution.
—Hannah Arendt, 1970