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:

    “If to be masculine is to be smart, do let [woman] try; or are you afraid, if she has the chance, that a few of your laurels will droop?”
    —M.C. R., U.S. women’s magazine contributor. The Revolution (March 19, 1868)

    “... rhetoric never won a revolution yet.”
    —Shirley Chisholm (b. 1924)

    “Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.”
    —George Orwell (1903–1950)