Alan Greenspan Quotes

America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.

Revolution is an instrument, like a party is an instrument.

It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.

If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the people's desperate need for change.

Riot is the voice of the unheard.

Revolution, not elections!

You cannot do anything without rousing the masses to action.

It seems the only way to gain attention today is to organize a march and protest something.

At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in.

The Occupy Wall Street project feels like a burning ember that might light the torch of justice and inflame our longing for freedom.

No real social change has ever been brought about without a revolution... revolution is but thought carried into action.

There is no chance of a revolution in Georgia.

I'm going to gather all the French people who want change.

If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships - that made me feel that we had to change this country.

Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

If America don't come around, we're gonna' burn it down.

We didn't come here to become Washington, we came here to change Washington.

I am a radical.

When you look at the times in history when change was brought about, there were two factors: crisis and leadership.

The function of a progressive is to keep on protesting until things get so bad that a reactionary demands reform.

Citizens, did you want a revolution without revolution?

Revolution is like a love story, When you are in love, your become a much better person. And when you are in revolution, you become a much better person.

We are revolutionists from head to foot; revolutionists we were; revolutionists we are; revolutionists we shall remain until the very end.

I will never retire from politics, the revolution, or the ideas I have.

Together, together, my friends, we have begun a political revolution to transform America, and that revolution, our revolution, continues!