Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have only shifted it to another shoulder.

Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.

Revolutionary moments attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.

The most distinguished persons become more revolutionary as they grow older.

Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have only shifted it to another shoulder

With the exception of capitalism, there is nothing so revolting as revolution