The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.
—Erich Fromm, 1941Quotes
Revolution can never be forecast; it cannot be foretold; it comes of itself. Revolution is brewing and is bound to flare up.
—Vladimir Lenin, 1918All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the state.
—Albert Camus, 1951Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
—John F. Kennedy, 1962Rebellion is no less a sin than divination.
—Book of Samuel, c. 550 BCThe spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty.
—François Guizot, 1830If not us, who? If not now, when?
—Czech slogan, 1989The surest guide to the correctness of the path that women take is joy in the struggle. Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.
—Germaine Greer, 1970Disobedience, 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