“A political leader who desires to be useful to the revolutionary proletariat must be able to distinguish concrete cases of compromises that are inexcusable and are an expression of opportunism and treachery.” AblePoliticalDesireLeaderCasesExpressionCompromiseRevolutionaryConcreteProletariatTreacheryPolitical LeadersOpportunism Author:Vladimir Lenin
“The leaders of the Pahlavi regime, in an attempt to forestall the rising tide of the Islamic revolutionary movement, were hard at work to cast doubt on the question of the Imam Khomeini's position as a Marja'a (a top religious authority) and in this way, undermine public faith in his academic, political and religious competence.” WayHardPoliticalReligiousLeaderDoubtMovementPositionAuthorityCastsRevolutionaryRisingIslamicRegimesAcademicTidesCompetenceKhomeini Author:Yousef Saanei
“there are camels which have the quality which in humans is called the revolutionary spirit, and the caravan leader fears to keep one of these in his ranks, because its instinct is always toward revolt against authority. One such camel will sometimes break up the discipline of a whole train, for, owing to the mass mentality of the herd, even peaceful beasts are suddenly infected with the spirit of revolt and in a few minutes the whole caravan is in utter disorder.” HumansSometimesWholeSpiritQualityLeaderBreakMinutesDisciplineAuthorityMassTrainInstinctPeacefulRevolutionaryBeastDisorderMentalityHerdsRevoltCamelsOwingCaravans Author:Mildred Cable
“You must see yourself as guardian, somebody who will preserve what is true and pass it on. Be a guardian. We don't need militants or revolutionaries. We need guardians. We need leaders.” NeedsLeaderPreservesRevolutionaryGuardian Author:Glenn Beck
“In the Communist period, the revolutionaries, the leaders were almost always - Che Guevara, people like that - they were always from the middle class and the educated. And empathy is a very powerful emotion.” PeoplePowerfulEmotionLeaderClassMiddlePeriodsEmpathyEducatedRevolutionaryMiddle ClassCommunistVery PowerfulPowerful Emotions Author:Hamza Yusuf
“Every man or woman who turns to Christ must bear in mind that they are breaking with their old master, and enlisting under a new leader. Conversion is a revolutionary process.” MenMindTurnsProcessChristLeaderMastersBearsEvery ManConversionRevolutionaryEnlisting Author:Theodore L. Cuyler
“One Mongolian leader became a very, very brutal dictator and eventually became a murderer. Previously, he was a monk, and then he became a revolutionary. Under the influence of his new ideology, he actually killed his own teacher. Pol Pot's family background was Buddhist. Whether he himself was a Buddhist at a young age, I don't know. Even Chairman Mao's family background was Buddhist. So one day, if the Dalai Lama becomes a mass murderer, he will become the most deadly of mass murderers.” IfsKnowsAgeYoungLeaderTeacherInfluenceOne DayMassBackgroundsIdeologyBuddhistRevolutionaryPotBrutalDictatorMurdererMonkYoung AgeChairmanLamaMaoDalaiChairman MaoFamily Background Author:Dalai Lama
“To know how to distinguish the agitation arising from covetousness, from the agitation arising from principles, to fight the one and aid the other, in this lies the genius and the power of great revolutionary leaders.” KnowsLyingFightingLeaderPrinciplesKnow HowGeniusAidsRevolutionaryAgitationCovetousnessRevolutionary Leaders Book:Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Victor Hugo (Illustrated)