It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
—Dolores Ibárruri, 1936Quotes
The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty.
—François Guizot, 1830All 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, 1977Revolution can never be forecast; it cannot be foretold; it comes of itself. Revolution is brewing and is bound to flare up.
—Vladimir Lenin, 1918The children of the revolution are always ungrateful, and the revolution must be grateful that it is so.
—Ursula K. Le Guin, 1983Who draws his sword against his prince must throw away the scabbard.
—James Howell, 1659I 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
Revolution begins in putting on bright colors.
—Tennessee Williams, 1944All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the state.
—Albert Camus, 1951