Every revolution by force only puts more violent means of enslavement into the hands of the persons in power.

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.

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

All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door. The violence of revolutions is the violence of men who charge into a vacuum.

Revolutions are not about trifles, but they are produced by trifles. 

Rebellion is no less a sin than divination.

No one makes a revolution by himself, and there are some revolutions which humanity accomplishes without quite knowing how, because it is everybody who takes them in hand.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

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