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:
“I see every day more clearly the value, necessity, and sanative qualities of the three Bs: Bench, Ballot, Barricade.”
—Aurora C. Phelps, U.S. womens magazine contributor. The Revolution (May 21, 1868)
“We live in an era of revolutionthe revolution of rising expectations.”
—Adlai Stevenson (19001965)
“There is a tendency in things to right themselves, and the war or revolution or bankruptcy that shatters rotten system, allows things to take a new and natural order.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)