Louis Farrakhan Quotes

It was a bad looking mob. It was animated by the essence of revolution.

I could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or four days we had major rioting here in Washington and I stayed at the court day and night.

There is no chance of a revolution in Georgia.

There's a battle outside raging It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls for the times they are a-changing.

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive, that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.

The spirit of the kingdom undermines its defenses. People will rise against the king. A new peace is made; holy laws deteriorate. Paris has never before found herself in such dire straits.

Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly.

With society and its public, there is no longer any other language than that of bombs, barricades, and all that follows.

The lyrics stand today (1980). They're still my feeling about politics. I want to see the plan. I want to know what you're going to do after you've knocked it all down. I mean, can't we use some of it? What's the point of bombing Wall Street? If you want to change the system, change the system. It's no good shooting people.

I fear we may live to see another revolution.

And revolutions always mean the breakdown of old authority.

Listen, 'The Purge' actually exists in some form or another in many places around the world when you think about it.

Part of the plot was a knock that V wanted to bring down the government and bring chaos. I don't know why I thought of Guy Fawkes, because it was during the summer. I thought that would be great if he looked like Guy Fawkes, kind of theatrical.

Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.

For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change.

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

Panamanians live in a chronic state of insurrection and violence.

History dictates that unresponsive governments force ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

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

To pass a big idea in this town. You almost need social unrest

As soon as control eases, there is chaos. [Yi fang, jiu luan.]

I came to the cities in a time of disorder When hunger ruled. I came among men in a time of uprising And I revolted with them.

Right now, I am trying to overthrow the Government of the United States.

[On Russia's civil disorder:] Comrade deputies, the most essential thing now is to overcome the crisis, to restore order in the country.

Revolution is always delightful in the preliminary stages. So long as it's a question of getting rid of the people at the top.