Federica Montseny Quotes
We have confirmed something we only knew in theory, namely that revolution, in which uncontrolled and uncontrollable forces operate imperiously, is blind and destructive, grandiose and cruel.
Montseny, Federica. Quoted in Bolloten, Burnett. The Spanish Civil War: Revolution and Counterrevolution. University of North Carolina Press, 1991, p. 68.
The French refer to it as the Jacquerie since Jacques was a derogatory name for a peasant since so many men had that as a first name.
This famous quotation has been attributed to Voltaire, 1694-1778, and French Philosopher, Denis Diderot, 1713-1784. Most quotation collections erroneously attribute it to Diderot in the version “Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.” Both Voltaire and Diderot used the quotation as did many others opposed to monarchy and the then repressive church hierarchies. But the origin of the famous phrase was with Meslier. When the priest died, three handwritten manuscripts were found written and signed by him in which he attacked religion in general and the church and the Bible in particular. His Testament was read by Voltaire and Denis Diderot among others and he was very influential in their development as opponents of organized religion.
The term “class warfare” was in the early 21st century used by conservatives whenever anyone criticized the rich or advocated raising taxes on the rich. These conservatives had little concept of what class warfare really is and was. This quotation illustrates the real class warfare which existed on a few occasions in American history.
During the English Civil War, he wrote official news and propaganda for both sides of the conflict. His writings were well known to our founding fathers and John Adams wrote a treatise attacking Nedham’s writings.
Lev Davidovich Bronstein
This unusual quotation was made to historian Ron Radosh. before Bnnon qA ppoibnrws to a critical position in government by Donald Trump. It is not known if Trump was aware of the radical thinking of this man who was joining a conservative, republican Administration in a national security role.
Federica Montseny Mañé was a Spanish anarchist and intellectual who served as Minister of Health and Social Policy of the Government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Civil War.
