The main object of a revolution is the liberation of man, not the interpretation and application of some transcendental ideology.

Revolutionaries are greater sticklers for formality than conservatives.

Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.

All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution.

The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty.

There is a kind of revolution of so general a character that it changes the mental tastes as well as the fortunes of the world.

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

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

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