Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!
PowerAlbus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceIf citizens followed their leaders' example throughout history, the human race would have died out centuries ago.
HistoryHeather Brewer in Vladimir Tod - Ninth Grade SlaysUntil they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.
George Orwell in 1984The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Motivation, Good & EvilEdmund BurkeTo overthrow oppression has been sanctioned by humanity and is the highest aspiration of every free man.
Human Rights, FreedomNelson MandelaThose who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
John F. KennedyYou can destroy wood and brick, but you can't destroy a movement.
Angie Thomas in The Hate U GiveThe revolutions of the Arab Spring happened because people realized they were the power.
2011, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, SyriaMohammed MorsiThere is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.
Walt WhitmanBullets change governments far surer than votes.
Weapons, GovernmentsLord of War - Händler des Todes, by Simeon WeiszThe people's rage. It is like an illness, an ulcer. And ulcers must be cauterized.
Princess Sophia in The Empress, Season 1 Episode 1I would rather be a rebel than a slave.
Emmeline PankhurstYou have to make some noise if you want to be heard.
Enola Holmes, by Eudoria HolmesRevolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.
William GodwinAnd revolutions always mean the breakdown of old authority.
Hu ShihLet us remember that revolutions do not always establish freedom.
Millard FillmoreA rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.
Bhagat SinghThe revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall!
Pawan KalyanThere is no power above people power.
Mohammed MorsiWhen you become part of something, in some way you count. It could be a march; it could be a rally, even a brief one. You're part of something, and you suddenly realize you count. To count is very important.
DemocracyStuds TerkelFreedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
FreedomMartin Luther KingAll tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Edmund BurkeA revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
Fidel CastroThere may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
BullyingElie WieselI began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.
Fidel CastroIt's dangerous to keep quiet for too long. Your tongue shrivels up if you don't use it.
TalkingAstrid Lindgren in Pippi LongstockingA riot is the language of the unheard.
Martin Luther King