Alexander Herzen Quotes

There's nothing automatic about political change, about liberation.

In any social revolution the one thing that keeps it alive is hope.

While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas.

I'm proud to be part of the resistance.

People need to dance. I'd say dance at least twice a day. That's how to get your energy up and how you keep you revolutionary spirit going. It's Emma Goldman who said, "Any revolution where I can't dance is not my revolution." I think that's the revolution we want.

I'm starting to realize there's no stopping us now. An idea, a feeling, a movement can't just be squashed. It's impossible now.

God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion.

While you live, the revolution lives

Revolution! The people howls and cries, Freedom, thats what were needing! Weve needed it for centuries, our arteries are bleeding. The stage is shaking, the audience rock. The whole thing is over by nine oclock.

There will be no prison which can hold our movement down.

If you compromise in any kind of movement or any kind of wave of revolution, if you sort of play the game, things are gonna change far more slowly than you need them to.

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

The best hope to smash Fascism in the world.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will.

Dare! — this word contains all the politics of our revolution.

In all of history, there has always been a time and a place where patriots rise up against the decree of the elites and shout, 'No more... get your hands off my freedom!'

Popular struggles to bring about a freer and more just society have been resisted by violence and repression, and massive efforts to control opinion and attitudes. Over time, however, they have met with considerable success, even though there is a long way to go, and there is often regression.

Whatever I do, it will be fighting for social justice.

'Rise Up' is very necessary. Point blank.

We will stay in the streets until we have freedom for Venezuela.

We need a coalition in this country. A coalition of change. People who have had enough of this.

I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy.

There were moments where people took the to streets and small rebellions, but ultimately it's a change in consciousness - so how do you capture that and bring the piece to light?

It is not necessary to wait until all conditions for making revolution exist; the insurrection can create them.

God forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion... We have had thirteen States independent for eleven years. There has been one rebellion. That comes to one rebellion in a century and a half, for each State. What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion.