“This year has begun hopefully for right thinkers. After all these centuries of feudal barbarism and political slavery, it is surprising to see how the word of 'liberty' sets minds on fire.” YearsMindPoliticalLibertyFireCenturyRevolutionSlaveryHopefullyThinkerSurprisingBarbarismFrench Revolution Book:The Corsican: The Virtual Diary of Napoleon Bonaparte Source: The Corsican: The Virtual Diary of Napoleon Bonaparte
“Since Khomeini's death, the popular appeal of an Islamic state - and of fundamentalism - has surely dimmed. Thinkers still debate and warriors kill, but no country seems prepared to emulate Iran. Perhaps revolutions happen only under majestic leaders, and no one like Khomeini has since appeared.” StillsCountryStatesSeemsHappensLeaderRevolutionPreparedDebateWarriorAppealsIslamicIranThinkerFundamentalismEmulateMajesticIslamic StateKhomeini Author:Ruhollah Khomeini
“Violence, contrary to popular belief, is not part of the anarchist philosophy. It has repeatedly been pointed out by anarchist thinkers that the revolution can neither be won, nor the anarchist society established and maintained, by armed violence.” PhilosophyBeliefViolenceRevolutionContraryThinkerAnarchistContrary To Popular Belief Book:Lessons of the Spanish Revolution, 1936-1939 Source: Lessons of the Spanish Revolution, 1936-1939
“Behind the October Revolution there are more influential personalities than the thinkers and executors of Marxism.” BehindsRevolutionPersonalityCommunismThinkerMarxismInfluentialOctoberOctober RevolutionExecutors Author:Vladimir Lenin
“Any profession should have norms around the issue you raise. And, in the words of the great economic thinker Albert Hirschman, we all owe a measure of loyalty to professional norms. But when the norms seem unhelpful or unproductive, one needs to speak up - to activate voice. And in the extreme, if the profession and one's colleagues seem estranged from a thoughtfully selected course of action, you need to consider the possibility of exit. Of course, if you knowingly violate norms or laws, you need to be prepared to face the consequences - or to lead a revolution!” ActionSpeakEconomicPossibilityRevolutionConsequenceProfessionLoyaltyThinkerBe PreparedNorm Author:Howard Gardner