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->We shall distinguish in Robespierre two men, apostle of liberty, and Robespierre the most infamous of tyrants.

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->We shall distinguish in Robespierre [[UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre Robespierre]] two men, apostle of liberty, and Robespierre the most infamous of tyrants.



-->-- '''UsefulNotes/MaoZedong'''

->Marx and Lenin have taught us that anything is ethical, so long as it is in the interest of the proletarian class and its world revolution.

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-->-- '''UsefulNotes/MaoZedong'''

->Marx
'''UsefulNotes/MaoZedong''', ''Report on an Investigation of the Peasant Movement in Hunan''

->[[Creator/KarlMarx Marx]]
and Lenin [[UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin Lenin]] have taught us that anything is ethical, so long as it is in the interest of the proletarian class and its world revolution.



-->--'''Creator/AldousHuxley'''

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-->--'''Creator/AldousHuxley'''
-->--'''Aldous Huxley'''



-->--'''UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin'''

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-->--'''UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin'''
-->--'''Vladimir Lenin'''
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-->--'''[[http://metagearsolid.org/2015/01/big-boss-as-che-guevara/ Alexander Sylazhov]]''', "[[Franchise/MetalGear Big Boss]] as UsefulNotes/CheGuevara"

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-->--'''[[http://metagearsolid.org/2015/01/big-boss-as-che-guevara/ Alexander Sylazhov]]''', "[[Franchise/MetalGear "[[VideoGame/MetalGear Big Boss]] as UsefulNotes/CheGuevara"
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-->--'''Red Suit''', ''[[VideoGame/ElevatorAction Elevator Action Returns]]''

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-->--'''Red Suit''', ''[[VideoGame/ElevatorAction Elevator Action Returns]]''
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->The appalling thing about fascism is that you've got to use fascist methods to get rid of it. We've all got a bit of it in us, and it doesn't take a lot to bring it to the surface.
-->-- '''Doctor Fletcher''', ''Film/ItHappenedHere''

->It's easy to know what you are against, but quite another to know what you are for.
-->--'''Damien O'Donovan''', ''Film/TheWindThatShakesTheBarley''

->'''Martin Luther''': ''You think [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim this is my work]]?! This is '''never''' my work!''\\
'''Spalatin in [[TorchesAndPitchforks Mob]]''': No...it's the people's work!\\
'''Martin''': ''The'' people's work?\\
'''Mob''': (''[[ShamingTheMob falls silent]]'')
-->--''Luther''



->"You want perfection, or nothing. The revolution was never perfect. We fight because we believe, we leave because we are disillusioned, [[KnightInSourArmor we return because we are lost, we die because we are committed]]."
-->-- '''Captain Jesus Raza''', ''Film/TheProfessionals''




'''Juan Miranda''': [mimicking John] Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, SHIT, SHUSH! I know what I am talking about when I am talking about revolutions! The people who read the books go to the people who can't read the books, the poor people, and say, "We have to have a change." So, the poor people make the change, ah? And then, the people who read the books, they all sit around the big polished tables, and they talk and talk and talk and eat and eat and eat, eh? But what has happened to the poor people? THEY ARE DEAD! That's your revolution! Sh... so, please... don't tell me about revolutions. And what happens afterwards? The same fucking thing starts all over again!\\

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'''Juan Miranda''': [mimicking John] Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, SHIT, SHUSH! I know what I am talking about when I am talking about revolutions! The people who read the books go to the people who can't read the books, the poor people, and say, "We have to have a change." So, the poor people make the change, ah? And then, the people who read the books, they all sit around the big polished tables, and they talk and talk and talk and eat and eat and eat, eh? But what has happened to the poor people? THEY ARE DEAD! That's your revolution! Sh... so, please... don't tell me about revolutions. And what happens afterwards? The same fucking thing starts all over again!\\again!


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->The appalling thing about fascism is that you've got to use fascist methods to get rid of it. We've all got a bit of it in us, and it doesn't take a lot to bring it to the surface.
-->-- '''Doctor Fletcher''', ''Film/ItHappenedHere''

->'''Martin Luther''': ''You think [[IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim this is my work]]?! This is '''never''' my work!''\\
'''Spalatin in [[TorchesAndPitchforks Mob]]''': No...it's the people's work!\\
'''Martin''': ''The'' people's work?\\
'''Mob''': (''[[ShamingTheMob falls silent]]'')
-->--''Luther''

->"You want perfection, or nothing. The revolution was never perfect. We fight because we believe, we leave because we are disillusioned, [[KnightInSourArmor we return because we are lost, we die because we are committed]]."
-->-- '''Captain Jesus Raza''', ''Film/TheProfessionals''

->It's easy to know what you are against, but quite another to know what you are for.
-->--'''Damien O'Donovan''', ''Film/TheWindThatShakesTheBarley''
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->'''John H. Mallory''': Well, your country's also Huerta, the governor, the landlords... Günther Ruiz and his locusts... this little revolution we're having here.\\
'''Juan Miranda''': [alert] A revolution? "Little revolution"? Please, don't try to tell me about revolution! I know all about the revolutions and how they start! The people that read the books, they go to the people that don't read the books, and say "Ho-ho! The time has come to have a change, eh?"\\
'''John H. Mallory''': Shhhh...\\
'''Juan Miranda''': [mimicking John] Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, SHIT, SHUSH! I know what I am talking about when I am talking about revolutions! The people who read the books go to the people who can't read the books, the poor people, and say, "We have to have a change." So, the poor people make the change, ah? And then, the people who read the books, they all sit around the big polished tables, and they talk and talk and talk and eat and eat and eat, eh? But what has happened to the poor people? THEY ARE DEAD! That's your revolution! Sh... so, please... don't tell me about revolutions. And what happens afterwards? The same fucking thing starts all over again!\\
-->--''Film/AFistfulOfDynamite''

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