Danica Draskovic Quotes

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

Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts.

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

Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you ALIVE.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

We are creating a generation that is losing hope, and when people don't have hope then they have nothing to lose. And when people have nothing to lose it's a short step to rob or loot or riot or burn or even kill.

Mass action culminates in armed insurrection and civil war.

[On urban unrest:] The only way to get respect is to be willing to use violence.

The revolution can only defend itself by attacking.

The use of violence as an instrument of persuasion is therefore inviting and seems to the discontented to be the only effective protest

... apostles of anarchy, bloodshed and atheism.

If you intend to set the colonies aflame, take care to run away by the light of it.

Hundreds of policemen and detectives, swinging nightsticks, blackjacks, and bare fists, rushed into the crowd, hitting out at all with whom they came into contract, chasing many across the street and into adjacent thoroughfares and pushing hundreds off their feet. From all parts of the scene of battle came the screams of women and cries of men with bloody heads and faces.

When hopes and dreams are loose in the streets, it is well for the timid to lock doors, shutter windows and lie low until the wrath has passed. For there is often a monstrous incongruity between the hopes, however noble and tender, and the action which follows them. It is as if ivied maidens and garlanded youths were to herald the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

They formed up in marching order, whilst at their lead rushed a man … shouting wildly, ‘Fall in and follow me’ …. As the crowd continued to advance an order was given: ‘Draw-Ready-Charge!’ Men in the crowd went down like ninepins, and the rest fled helter skelter. Constables wearing bandoliers filled with bullets and with rifles at the ready were jumping out of caged cars…. Batons were useless and the police were compelled to fire.

Cut word lines — Cut music lines — Smash the control images — Smash the control machine — Burn the books — Kill the priests — Kill! Kill! Kill!

Eventually, someone is going to pick up a brick.

Bombs are good. I love bombs."--Iggy

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.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

I don't regret setting bombs.

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.

When anarchy is declared, the first thing we do, let's kill all the anarchists.

One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above.

Kill all the rich people. Break up their cars and apartments. Bring the revolution home, kill your parents, that's where it's really at.