The purity of a revolution can last a fortnight. Jean Cocteau
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the power of the State. Albert Camus
All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door. John Kenneth Galbraith
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. John F Kennedy
Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind it only the slime of bureaucracy. Franz Kafka
In a revolution, as in a novel. the most difficult part to invent is the end. Alexis de Tocqueville
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. Aristotle.
One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes a revolution in order to establish a dictatorship. George Orwell
The most heroic word in all languages is revolution. Eugene Debs
It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime. Jose Bergamin
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward – or go back. Lenin
Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery; it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly and modestly. Mao Zedong
Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before. Gloria Steinem
Revolutions are always verbose. Leon Trotsky
Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change the world again. Friedrich Durrenmatt
You cannot make a revolution in white gloves. Lenin
Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement. Lenin