“So far as the economic condition of society and the general mode of living and thinking were concerned, I might claim to have lived in the time of the American Revolution.” ThinkingMightEconomicConditionsRevolutionConcernedClaimsAmerican Revolution Book:The reminiscences of an astronomer Source: The reminiscences of an astronomer
“I cannot avoid wondering about the feelings of those who are now the apparent rulers of Iran. They are, despite their mistakes and the crimes which they have instigated, men of faith who claim to be sent by God. I hope they will eventually realize that the revolution which they believe they have brought about is not to the glory of God, but serves the forces of evil.” MenBelieveFeelingsEvilForceRealizingMistakeWonderCrimeRevolutionGloryClaimsDespiteIranRulersGlory Of God Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“Academic environments are generally characterised by the presence of peole who claim to understand more than in fact they do. Linguistic Philosophy has produced a great revolution, generating people who claim not to understand when in fact they do. Some achieve great virtuosity at it. Any beginner in philosophy can manage not to understand, say, Hegel, but I have heard people who were so advanced that they knew how not to understand writers of such limpid clarity as Bertrand Russell or A.J. Ayer.” PeoplePhilosophyFactsEnvironmentHeardAchieveRevolutionClaimsClarityManageAcademicBeginnersHegelVirtuosity Author:Ernest Gellner
“At first, I felt bad judging an entire state by one county political official, but then I found out Morrison had also helped screen public school textbooks, a topic which is another chapter in my book. The Alamo is managed by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a group whose members can claim a relative who was living in Texas during the revolution. The fight over mismanagement of the Alamo has been going on for years.” YearsFirstsHas BeensBookStatesSchoolPoliticalFightingFoundFeltGroupsJudgingRevolutionMembersDaughterClaimsScreensOfficialsRepublicTexasRelativeChaptersTopicsPublic SchoolCountyTextbooksMismanagementAlamo Author:Gail Collins
“The Bolshevik revolution was a counter-revolution. Its first moves were to destroy and eliminate every socialist tendency that had developed in the pre-revolutionary period. Their goal was as they said; it wasn't a big secret. They regarded the Soviet Union as sort a backwater. They were orthodox Marxists, expecting a revolution in Germany. They moved toward what they themselves called "state capitalism," then they moved on to Stalinism. They called it democracy and called it socialism. The one claim was as ludicrous as the other.” FirstsSaidStatesBigsMovingGoalSecretDemocracyRevolutionPeriodsCapitalismClaimsMovedUnionsSocialismTendenciesRevolutionaryGermanyOrthodoxSovietExpectingSocialistThey SaidSoviet UnionMarxistMoved OnStalinismBolsheviks Author:Noam Chomsky
“Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in reality, ideologies of consent and not of rebellion.” WorldGivingRealityNamesRevolutionClaimsMethodIdeologyRebellionOur WorldConsentUprising Book:The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt Source: The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt
“In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or later have their revenge; if he treats them well, and governs them for their good, they will multiply faster than their rulers, till they claim their independence.” IfsWellsFailingSubjectsRevolutionTreatsClaimsIndependenceRevengeFasterRebellionRulersSooner Or LaterPatriotImperialismConqueror Book:Outspoken essays Source: Outspoken essays
“The historian of science may be tempted to claim that when paradigms change, the world itself changes with them. Led by a new paradigm, scientists adopt new instruments and look in new places. even more important, during revolutions, scientists see new and different things when looking with familiar instruments in places they have looked before. It is rather as if the professional community had been suddenly transported to another planet where familiar objects are seen in a different light and are joined by unfamiliar ones as well.” IfsWorldWellsLooksMayImportantDifferentLightScienceCommunityObjectsPlanetsRevolutionScientistAccountsClaimsInstrumentsFamiliarTemptationChanging The WorldDifferent ThingsHistorianTemptedParadigmUnfamiliarNew Places Author:Thomas Kuhn