“Had history been democratic in its ways, there would have been no farming and no indsturial revolution. Both leaps into the future were occasioned by unbearably painful crises that made most people wish they could recoil into the past.” PeopleWayHas BeensMadePastWishRevolutionCrisisDemocraticPainfulLeapFarmingIndustrial RevolutionRecoil Book:The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy Source: The Global Minotaur: America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy
“Jeremy Popkin's collection of first-person narratives of the Haitian Revolution is an extremely valuable work, accessible, sound and intelligent. I only wish such a book had been available fifteen years ago when I was in the early stages of researching my series of novels. Popkin has been deft and tactful in stitching together these excerpts, and as a result, he manages to tell a complete version of the Revolution almost entirely in the words of the people who experienced it-this book engaged me deeply.” PeopleYearsFirstsPersonsHas BeensBookTogetherWishSoundResultsNovelStageRevolutionYears AgoIntelligentSeriesAvailableValuableVersionsManageNarrativeEngagedCollectionsFifteenFirst PersonFifteen YearsHaitianHaitian Revolution Author:Madison Smartt Bell
“This will be a revolution of inquiring further, of not worrying about winning other people's approval, of not wishing you were someone else but perfectly content to be who you are. Someone unique, and rare, and fearless. I want to start a revolution of love.” PeopleWantWinningWishWorryRevolutionUniqueWho You AreFearlessApprovalBe Who You AreInquiringNot Worrying Author:Madonna Ciccone
“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.” WayLifeDoeWishFearAtheismMilitaryRevolutionConnectionsSoldierHarmShipsSailBad AssNavyAmerican RevolutionNavalInspirational MilitaryAmerican SoldierAmerican MilitarySailing ShipsShips At SeaMilitary SoldierUnited States MilitaryAmerican VeteransMilitary AviationHistorical MilitaryMy SoldierMilitary VeteranSailing And LoveUnited States NavyMost Badass Author:John Paul Jones
“If you wish to understand what Revolution is, call it Progress; and if you wish to understand what Progress is, call it Tomorrow.” IfsWishProgressRevolutionTomorrow Book:Les Misérables Source: Les Misérables