Samora Machel Quotes

Anarchists prepare for social revolution and use every means- speech, writing, or deed, whichever is more to the point - to accelerate revolutionary development.

Anyone who makes plans for after the revolution is a reactionary.

Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.

We tried many times before to speed on the social revolution in Spain; attempted to stir up the feelings of the people and to raise the banner of Libertarian Communism.

If the government is in jeopardy, it is not because we are unable to cope with revolutionary situations. Jeopardy means that either the leaders or the people do not realize they have all the tools required to make the revolution come true. The tools and the opportunity exist. Only the moral imagination is missing.

Grasp Revolution

The existing legal constitution is nothing but the product of a revolution. Revolution is the act of political creation in the history of classes, while constitutional legislation is the expression of the continual political vegetation of a society.

Let us not be so naive as to think that revolution is just a matter of social or economic discontent.

I think that in order to make revolution, you need to make reforms, but you should make these reforms with revolution in mind.

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.

Revolution in the modern case is no longer an uncouth business.

Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

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.

Revolution is born as a social entity within the oppressor society.

“Order prevails in Berlin!” You foolish lackeys! Your “order” is built on sand. Tomorrow the revolution will “rise up again, clashing its weapons,” and to your horror it will proclaim with trumpets blazing: I was, I am, I shall be!

Revolution, not elections!

Those who are inclined to compromise can never make a revolution.

Every revolutionary movement ... proposes the greatest number of achievements possible.

Revolutions do not always establish freedom.

We now have a literary movement. it is not very important; it will be followed by a political movement, that will not be very important; then must come a military movement, that will be important indeed

Who, if not the revolutionary intelligentsia, could promote the political development of the working class?

One does not make revolutions by halves

A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

Revolutionaries are not infallible.