Quote by Mikhail Bakunin
To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against

To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt. – Mikhail Bakunin

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From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses and idiots. – Mikhail Bakunin

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Equality
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Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it. – Mikhail Bakunin

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Freedom
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So they united, and the Communist revolution took the chain from their legs and wound it around their necks. – Samuel Bonom

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Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. – Ambrose Bierce

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Revolution

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all — he must fight to uphold it, unceasingly. – Albert Camus

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Revolution

In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interests are at stake. – Aristotle

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No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism. – Annie Besant

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Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons. – Al Hirschfeld

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. – Barry Goldwater