Revolution

Revolution

A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turn around") is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. Aristotle described two types of political revolution:

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Famous quotes containing the word revolution:

    “You can never have a revolution in order to establish a democracy. You must have a democracy in order to have a revolution.”
    —Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)

    “Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”
    —Ignazio Silone (1900–1978)

    “You cannot make a revolution in white gloves.”
    —Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870–1924)