Karl Liebknecht Quotes

If there is to be a revolution, there must be a revolutionary party.

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

Without a revolutionary theory there cannot be a revolutionary movement.

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

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

A revolutionary is not the revolution.

Grasp Revolution

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.

Radicals don't care about the institutions. They are looking for an ideological crusade. Traditions don't matter.

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

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

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.

“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!

Revolutions are the locomotives of history. Drive them full speed ahead and keep them on the rails... .

Revolutionaries are not infallible.

Our aim is not to die. It is to carry out the revolution, to make a reality of our ideas. We must live, to get them accepted by the people.

Success in the revolution and construction depends on how a party, the General Staff of the revolution, is built and on how its leadership role is enhanced.

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

You should not do this, Comrade. We are only in the introductory stage yet, here in Western Europe. And in that stage it is better to encourage the fighters than the rulers.

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done is for one of several of its children to give it a direction by dint of victories.

The revolution doesn't always look perfect.

Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?

We have not made the Revolution, the Revolution has made us.

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