The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement - but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims.
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It overlooks cases where ethical leaders successfully guide revolutions.
Let a fool be made serviceable according to his folly.
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
A man's most open actions have a secret side to them.
When you have sweated, toiled, had mad dreams, hopeless nightmares, you find yourself in London's streets, cold and dank in the night air. Think - what have I …
By the Revolution the Germans have made themselves pariahs among the nations, incapable of winning allies, helots in the service of foreigners and foreign capi…
We have spilt an ocean of blood for brotherhood and unity of our peoples and we shall not allow anyone to touch or destroy it from within.