A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can’t sit on it. Dean William R. Inge
A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he can’t sit on it.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Dean William R. Inge
Year: 2008
Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth. Henrik Ibsen
Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Henrik Ibsen
Revolutions are not made by men in spectacles. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Revolutions are not made by men in spectacles.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
I was probably the only revolutionary referred to as cute. Abbie Hoffman
I was probably the only revolutionary referred to as cute.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Abbie Hoffman
Whether a revolutions succeeds or fails people of great hearts will always be sacrificed to it. Heinrich Heine
Whether a revolutions succeeds or fails people of great hearts will always be sacrificed to it.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Heinrich Heine
The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty. Francois (Pierre Guillaume) Guizot
The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Francois (Pierre Guillaume) Guizot
A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal. Erich Fromm
The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Erich Fromm
The worst of revolutions is a restoration. Charles James Fox
The worst of revolutions is a restoration.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Charles James Fox
To be a revolutionary you have to be human being. You have to care about people who have no power. Jane Fonda
To be a revolutionary you have to be human being. You have to care about people who have no power.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Jane Fonda
Every revolution was first a thought in one man?s mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Every revolution was first a thought in one man?s mind.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, to raise up commonwealths, and ruin kings. John Dryden
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, to raise up commonwealths, and ruin kings.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by John Dryden
Normal life cannot sustain revolutionary attitudes for long. Milovan Djilas
Normal life cannot sustain revolutionary attitudes for long.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Milovan Djilas
I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded. Benjamin Disraeli
I have been ever of opinion that revolutions are not to be evaded.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
Our cause is just. Our union is perfect. John Dickinson
Our cause is just. Our union is perfect.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by John Dickinson
Clemency is also a revolutionary measure. Camille Desmoulins
Clemency is also a revolutionary measure.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Camille Desmoulins
A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past. Fidel Castro
A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Fidel Castro
Every revolutionary ends up by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic. Albert Camus
Every revolutionary ends up by becoming either an oppressor or a heretic.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Albert Camus
Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. Ambrose Bierce
Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Ambrose Bierce
Revolution begins with the self, in the self. Toni Cade Bambara
Revolution begins with the self, in the self.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Toni Cade Bambara
Thinkers prepare the revolution and bandits carry it out. Mariano Azuela
Thinkers prepare the revolution and bandits carry it out.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Mariano Azuela
In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake. Aristotle
In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Aristotle
The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. Hannah Arendt
The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by Hannah Arendt
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. John Adams
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.Revolutions and RevolutionariesQuotations by John Adams
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind. William Wordsworth
In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts bring sad thoughts to the mind.ReverieQuotations by William Wordsworth
Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding. John Locke
Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.ReverieQuotations by John Locke
Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie. William Ellery Channing
Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.ReverieQuotations by William Ellery Channing
Success is the sweetest revenge. Vanessa Williams
Success is the sweetest revenge.RevengeQuotations by Vanessa Williams
Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst. Walter Weckler
Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst.RevengeQuotations by Walter Weckler
No revenge is so heroic than that which torments envy by doing good. Source Unknown
No revenge is so heroic than that which torments envy by doing good.RevengeQuotations by Source Unknown
No more tears now; I will think upon revenge. Mary Stuart
No more tears now; I will think upon revenge.RevengeQuotations by Mary Stuart
The best revenge is massive success. Frank Sinatra
The best revenge is massive success.RevengeQuotations by Frank Sinatra
Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age. Percy Bysshe Shelley
Revenge is the naked idol of the worship of a semi-barbarous age.RevengeQuotations by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself. William Shakespeare
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot that it do singe yourself.RevengeQuotations by William Shakespeare
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong. German Proverb
Revenge converts a little right into a great wrong.RevengeQuotations by German Proverb
The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us. Jane Porter
The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.RevengeQuotations by Jane Porter
Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you. Austin O’Malley
Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.RevengeQuotations by Austin O’Malley
Surviving well is your finest revenge. Morgan Nito
Surviving well is your finest revenge.RevengeQuotations by Morgan Nito
And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, consult how we may henceforth most offend. John Milton
And, re-assembling our afflicted powers, consult how we may henceforth most offend.RevengeQuotations by John Milton
She [Eleanor Roosevelt] got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them. Ralph McGill
She [Eleanor Roosevelt] got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.RevengeQuotations by Ralph McGill