“Stamps from Afghanistan are hilarious. You can tell when the revolutions are because suddenly they stop having pictures of the mullahs and the independence monument and they start having fish on them.” RevolutionIndependenceFishesAfghanistanStampsMonumentMullahs Author:Samuel West
“From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of the Cuban people in maintaining their independence and sovereignty in the face of the vicious imperialist-orquestrated campaign to destroy the impressive gain made in the Cuban Revolution. Long live the Cuban Revolution. Long live comrade Fidel Castro.” PeopleLongMadeInspirationFacesSacrificeSourceRevolutionGainsIndependenceCampaignsAdmireSovereigntyViciousMaintainingImpressiveComradeCubanCastroSource Of InspirationCuban Revolution Author:Nelson Mandela
“Independence must be accompanied by a social revolution” SocialRevolutionIndependenceSocial Revolution Author:Pierre Bourgault
“Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality.” JusticeLandRevolutionBasesIndependenceEquality And Justice Author:Malcolm X
“I want to collect more records from terrorists, but less records from innocent Americans. The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over! John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence, and I'm proud of standing for the Bill of Rights, and I will continue to stand for the Bill of Rights.” WantSaidWarRecordsRightsRevolutionProudStandingIndependenceBillsTerroristInnocentSparksAmendmentsFourthBill Of RightsFourth Amendment Author:Rand Paul
“Independence in the end is the fruit of injustice.” EndsRevolutionIndependenceFruitInjustice Author:Voltaire
“The divers were the bravest of us. They gave their lives for the independence of our country and the success of our revolution.” YearsCountryWholeSuccessEnemyRevolutionIndependenceSacredEightOur CountryIranSaddamDefence Author:Mohsen Rezaee
“We said that each time a country is liberated it is a defeat for the world imperialist system. But we must agree that the break is not achieved by the mere act of proclaiming independence or winning an armed victory in a revolution. It is achieved when imperialist economic domination over a people is brought to an end.” PeopleWorldRealEndsCountryWinningEconomicRevolutionVictoryAgreeIndependenceMereDefeatLiberationDominationProclaimingBreaking Away Author:Che Guevara
“The woman suffrage movement in the United States was a movement of the spirit of the Revolution which was striving to hold the nation to the ideals which won independence.” StatesSpiritNationsUnitedUnited StatesMovementRevolutionIdealsIndependenceStriveSuffrageWoman SuffrageSuffrage Movement Author:Carrie Chapman Catt
“Those who won our independence by revolution were not cowards.” RevolutionIndependenceCoward Author:Louis D. Brandeis
“The struggle for independence here has been conducted in equal measure by men and by women. And when we got our independence, no one forgot that. In the Western world, on the other hand, nothing of the kind has ever happened - women have participated, yes, but revolutions have always been made by men alone.” MenWorldKindHas BeensMadeHandsStruggleHappenedRevolutionEqualIndependenceWesternWestern World Author:Indira Gandhi
“Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change.” MenActionTogetherNationsRevolutionIndependenceDeclarationDeclaration Of Independence Author:Wynton Marsalis
“In 1989, thirteen nations comprising 1,695,000 people experienced nonviolent revolutions that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations . . . If we add all the countries touched by major nonviolent actions in our century (the Philippines, South Africa . . . the independence movement in India . . .) the figure reaches 3,337,400,000, a staggering 65% of humanity! All this in the teeth of the assertion, endlessly repeated, that nonviolence doesn't work in the 'real' world.” PeopleIfsWorldRealCountryActionHumanityNationsPeaceCenturyFiguresMovementRevolutionMajorsExpectationsIndiaIndependenceAddSouthTeethTouchedReal WorldNonviolenceSouth AfricaAssertionThirteenUbuntuPhilippinesStaggering Author:Walter Wink
“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