The true revolutionary is guided by feelings of great love.

In a revolution one wins or dies.

One does not necessarily have to wait for a revolutionary situation: it can be created.

Revolution cleanses men, improving them as the experimental farmer corrects the defects of his plants.

Rebels seldom make good revolutionaries, because organized action, even union with other people, is not possible for them.

The poor and ignorant and downtrodden of this little Indian town proclaim the future independence of this great nation! Enthusiasm rises to religious heights, and unarmed as they are, they will follow no matter where, and fight and die no matter how.

People never move towards revolution; they are pushed towards it by intolerable injustices in the economic and social order under which they live.

Revolution is a bitter thing, mixed with filth and blood, not as lovely or perfect as the poets think. It is eminently down to earth, involving many humble, tiresome tasks, not so romantic as the poets think... . So it is easy for all who have romantic dreams about revolution to become disillusioned on closer acquaintance, when a revolution is actually carried out.

As long as there shall be stones, the seeds of fire will not die.

Revolutionary tactics cannot be invented by leaders; they must develop spontaneously-history comes first, leaders' consciousness second.