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Quotations regarding 'Revolution'
Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.
John Acton, English Historian (1834-1902)
The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.
John Quincy Adams, American President (1767-1848)
The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian Statesman (1956- )
We were thrilled and we were privileged to be part of a revolution, because make no mistake about it, Ted Turner changed the world with CNN.
Christiane Amanpour, English Journalist (1958- )
For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.
B. R. Ambedkar, Indian Politician (1891-1956)
Among those people lucky enough, if you will, to have actually been brought to trial as a political prisoner, several historians have said there has not been one acquittal since the Bolshevik Revolution.
Barbara Amiel, British Journalist (1940- )
The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed.
Maya Angelou, American Poet (1928- )
Resolved, that the women of this nation in 1876, have greater cause for discontent, rebellion and revolution than the men of 1776.
Susan B. Anthony, American Activist (1820-1906)
But the community knew Blade, and everybody but us was shocked at the box office, and subsequently the DVD. That was the beginning of the DVD revolution, and Blade was just like wildfire.
Avi Arad, Israeli Businessman
The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution.
Hannah Arendt, German Historian (1906-1975)
The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.
Hannah Arendt, German Historian (1906-1975)
Robespierre, however, was not the type of leader finally destined to emerge from the Revolution.
Irving Babbitt, American Critic (1865-1933)
The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.
Irving Babbitt, American Critic (1865-1933)
Anyone who makes plans for after the revolution is a reactionary.
Mikhail Bakunin, Russian Revolutionary (1814-1876)
Industrialization based on machinery, already referred to as a characteristic of our age, is but one aspect of the revolution that is being wrought by technology.
Emily Greene Balch, American Educator (1867-1961)
Revolution begins with the self, in the self.
Toni Cade Bambara, American Author (1939-1995)
The job of the writer is to make revolution irresistible.
Toni Cade Bambara, American Author (1939-1995)
In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.
Bela Bartok, Hungarian Composer (1881-1945)
Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life.
Martha Beck, American Author (1962- )
It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction.
Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman (1813-1887)