I have been ever of the opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.
—Benjamin Disraeli, 1844
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Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny, they have only shifted it to another shoulder.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1903The only justification of rebellion is success.
—Thomas B. Reed, 1878It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
—Dolores Ibárruri, 1936Disobedience, 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, 1891Revolution can never be forecast; it cannot be foretold; it comes of itself. Revolution is brewing and is bound to flare up.
—Vladimir Lenin, 1918Revolutions are always verbose.
—Leon Trotsky, 1933Revolutions never go backward.
—Thomas Skidmore, 1829Rebellion is no less a sin than divination.
—Book of Samuel, c. 550 BC