Politics Quotes

"Revolution is not born from ideology but from the desperation of the forgotten."

"A government that fears its people has already lost its legitimacy."

"I never had a design of altering the form of government in my country."

"Authority proceeds from the peoples themselves, and must be exercised for the good of the peoples."

"To say one admires parliament is not to say much for one's admiration."

"Ambition and avarice are the two great evils that threaten republics."

"In a revolution, the people are supreme."

"The revolutionary government is the despotism of liberty against tyranny."

"The people's will is the only legitimate source of power."

"The revolution devours its own children only when they betray its principles."

"Despotism and democracy cannot coexist."

"Corruption is the rot that destroys republics from within."

"Self-interest is the enemy of the public good."

"Mercy to the enemies of the Revolution is betrayal of the Revolution."

"The republic requires constant vigilance against its enemies."

"The revolution is not complete until all are equal."

"Conspiracy against the state is the gravest of all crimes."

"A republic cannot survive without the virtue of its citizens."

"The people are sovereign; all others serve at their pleasure."

"The enemy of my enemy may not be my friend, but my ally."

"The revolution cannot stop until victory is complete."

"Power flows from the barrel of justice."

"The enemies of liberty wear many faces."

"Betrayal of principles is betrayal of the Revolution itself."

"Political freedom requires constant vigilance"

"Democracy requires the participation of all"

"Politics requires both principle and pragmatism"

"Politics is the art of balancing competing interests"

"A nation that abandons its principles in times of crisis deserves neither."

"Those who benefit from injustice will never willingly relinquish it."