Revolution
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A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets
When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right
The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: that the human race has been roughly handled, but that it has advanced
And yet a little tumult, now and then, is an agreeable quickener of sensation; such as a revolution, a battle, or an adventure of any lively description
Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny: they have only shifted it to another shoulder
Revolutionary moments attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them
Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior
Hurrah for revolution and more cannon-shot!
A beggar upon horseback lashes a beggar on foot.
Hurrah for revolution and cannon come again!
The beggars have changed places, but the lash goes on.
A beggar upon horseback lashes a beggar on foot.
Hurrah for revolution and cannon come again!
The beggars have changed places, but the lash goes on.
Last Poems, 1936-1939, The Great Day
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