Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

Do you think Revolutions are made with rose water?

Revolution is an instrument, like a party is an instrument.

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

A rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.

Revolution, not elections!

If a revolution is to succeed, sometimes you must kill.

I've always said - I've always said I'm not, by temperament, a romantic about revolutions or given to revolutions. I've always thought that they are not the ideal way to change.

No real social change has ever been brought about without a revolution... revolution is but thought carried into action.

Look, if the Situationists achieved what they wanted, they would be very unhappy and they would have to be Situationists all over again. It's a never-ending process.

I have always said that we did not expect a revolution in the streets.

A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution.

A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery.

America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.

The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it.

Revolutions breeds its own excesses.

The revolution can only defend itself by attacking.

Citizens, did you want a revolution without revolution?

The most heroic word in all languages is revolution.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

The revolution doesn't always look perfect.

It may be necessary to use methods other than constitutional ones.

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.

If America don't come around, we're gonna' burn it down.

A revolution is not a bed of roses.

The Arab Spring I think we will look back whether it's two years, five years, ten or fifteen. And say it's a good thing.