Peasant Revolt

Famous quotes containing the words peasant and/or revolt:

    “The lord is the peasant that was,
    The peasant is the lord that shall be.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.”
    —Mikhail Bakunin (1814–1876)