“No, one couldn't make a revolution, one couldn't even start a riot, with sheep that asked only for better browsing.” RevolutionSheepStatus QuoRiotInactionBrowsing Book:Works Source: Works
“Revolutions existed in history, books were written about them, and lectures given: they were complicated phenomena, scientific, remote. While here, the riot of a week ago had turned out to be a real revolution and the shadow of death actually threatened all of us who were of the ruling cast.” BookRealGivenWrittenWeekRevolutionShadowCastsComplicatedThreatenedRulingRoyaltyLecturesRiotHistory BooksShadow Of Death Author:Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
“If an angel should be winged from Heaven, on an errand of mercy to our country, the first accents that would glow on his lips would be, Beware! Be cautious! You have everything to lose; nothing to gain. We live under the only government that ever existed which was framed by the unrestrained and deliberate consultations of the people. Miracles do not cluster. That which has happened but once in six thousand years cannot be expected to happen often. Such a government, once gone, might leave a void, to be filled, for ages, with revolution and tumult, riot and despotism.” PeopleIfsShouldYearsFirstsCountryGovernmentMightHappensWould BeAgeHeavenLosesGoneHappenedRevolutionThousandSixAngelGainsMercyMiracleConstitutionFilledLipsExpectedOur CountryVoidAccentsThousand YearsDeliberateCautiousRiotDespotismFramedTumultClustersErrandsBe CautiousConsultation Author:Daniel Webster
“I used to dream militant dreams of taking over america to show these whitefolks how it should be done i used to dream radical dreams of blowing everyone away with my perceptive powers of correct analysis i even used to think that i'd be the one to stop the riot and negotiate the peace then i awoke & dug that if i dreamed natural dreams of being a natural woman doing what a woman does when she's natural i would have a revolution.” IfsThinkingShouldDoeDoneShowsDreamAmericaUsedNaturalRevolutionRadicalAnalysisRiotMilitant Book:Re:creation Source: Re:creation
“People often say, "Riots aren't revolutions." That's true. The vast majority of riots never become revolutionary. On the other hand, show me the revolution that started without a riot.” PeopleRevolutionRevolutionaryShow MeRiot Author:Joshua Clover
“When the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century brought a rapid increase in wealth, the demand of workers for a fair share of the wealth they were creating was conceded only after riots and strikes.” WealthShareCenturyRevolutionDemandCreatingFairsIncreaseWorkersStrikesRapidsRiotNineteenth CenturyIndustrial RevolutionFair ShareConceded Author:John Boyd Orr
“I loved Riot Grrl. Not only was it a punk rock revolution, but it meant you could get dressed for a night out for less than two pounds!” TwoNightRocksRevolutionPoundsPunkRiotPunk Rock Author:Caitlin Moran
“I laid my hand on top of theirs, and all I could think was, Is this how revolutions begin? Not with a proclamation or a riot, but with a few people in a room somewhere with their hands clasped and a purpose.” PeopleThinkingHandsPurposeRoomsRevolutionRiotProclamation Author:Laurell K. Hamilton