The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.

Che Guevara

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Topic

Conditions for revolution Revolution Revolutionary politics Politics

Author

Che Guevara

Source

Libération (Newspaper)

Medium

Interview

Language

Spanish

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Marxist revolutionary Revolutionary Marxist

From

Argentina South America

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Citation

Guevara, Che. Interviewed by Boualam Rouissi. Libération, 17-23 Mar. 1965.

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Hannah Arendt
Source
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As long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.

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Human nature Political leadership Politics

Author

Aldous Huxley
Source
Ends and Means
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
English
Time
1937 1930s 20th century
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Citation

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To believe in God is to yearn for His existence and, furthermore, it is to act as if He did exist.

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Topic
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Author

Miguel de Unamuno
Source
The Tragic Sense of Life
Language
Spanish
Time
1912 1910s 20th century
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Citation

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