Political Revolution Quotes

“Don't be obsessed with yet another revolution to overthrow the opposition, if you think that a violently excruciating revolution will make everything right. Let me ask a question about this brave new revolution of yours, when you have finally defeated all the bad guys and it's all perfect and just and fair - when you've finally got it exactly the way you want it, what are you going to do with the people like you - the trouble-makers? How are you going to protect your glorious revolution from the next one? You may most blindly and boastfully proclaim that you will win. But remember, no one wins for long. The wheel just keeps turning.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Fabric of Humanity

“Real change from the status quo will never come from electing a politician—especially not one who leads a political party dedicated to upholding that status quo.”
― Alan Maass, The Case for Socialism

“The day a politician acts nonpartisan, is the day politics disappears from earth.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“Counterfeit revolutionaries give in to the comfort and security of authoritarian life, the moment they come to power themselves. Upon coming to power, the most outspoken activist no longer minds getting acquainted with the nuclear codes of inhumanity, in the name of national security.

If asked why, their usual answer is - it's a necessary evil. Thus, an activist is only activist till they come to power. Once in power, most of them turn into the same kind of rotten politicians, that they have been fighting against.

That's human behavior 101 in relation to political revolution.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“It is easy to fight power, when you have none, when you feel like the victim. The real battle begins when you start to have a taste of power. It takes an impossible character to stand by their principles till their last breath, rejecting the pressure of oppression, as well as the convenience of power.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament

“Reformation of a nation isn't measured by how many big revolutions it has to face. Reformation of a nation is predicated on how many citizens it has who refuse to bend.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Himalayan Sonneteer: 100 Sonnets of Unsubmission