I have been ever of the opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.
—Benjamin Disraeli, 1844
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All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the state.
—Albert Camus, 1951Revolutions are not about trifles, but they are produced by trifles.
—Aristotle, c. 350 BCIf not us, who? If not now, when?
—Czech slogan, 1989Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.
—Marcus Tullius Cicero, 63 BCThe children of the revolution are always ungrateful, and the revolution must be grateful that it is so.
—Ursula K. Le Guin, 1983Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.
—Wendell Phillips, 1859Revolutions are celebrated when they are no longer dangerous.
—Pierre Boulez, 1989There is a kind of revolution of so general a character that it changes the mental tastes as well as the fortunes of the world.
—La Rochefoucauld, 1665