Quotes About Overthrow

The pleasure and joy of man lies in treading down the rebel and conquering the enemy, in tearing him up by the root, in taking from him all that he has.

When we overthrew Mubarak, we did this in 18 days. And because we were very naive and very unexperienced in revolutions, we thought that that was it. It is very difficult to imagine that you can actually get rid of a dictatorship that has been there for 60 years only in 18 days. So we were very naive.

to bring about the downfall of

The party finally arrives in Du Weldenvarden, the forest of the elves. At Ellesméra, Eragon and Saphira meet Islanzadí, queen of the elves, who, they learn, is Arya's mother. They also meet with the Cripple Who Is Whole: an ancient elf named Oromis. He too is a Rider. Oromis and his dragon, Glaedr, have kept their existence hidden from Galbatorix for the past hundred years while they searched for a way to overthrow the king.

the "two hundred families" which ruled France had made up their minds that their interests required the overthrow of the Third Republic, and the establishment of some sort of dictatorship which would break the power of the labor unions, as had been so efficiently done in Italy, Germany, Austria, and Spain.

Free speech doesn't overthrow governments," answered the other. "It's the lack of free speech.

I mean that man is ruled by a tyrant whose name is Ignorance, and that is the tyrant I sought to overthrow. That is the tyrant which gave birth to monarchy, and monarchy is authority based on falsehood, whereas knowledge is authority based on truth. Man should be ruled by knowledge.

In principle any revolt strengthens the government it fails to overthrow.

And it is from his heart that he adheres to the wishes and the efforts of the generous men of every nation, who for several years have worked to overthrow the gallows, the only tree which is not uprooted by the Revolution.

They upheld everything till the day when they overthrew everything. Their instinct was to give a decisive push to everything that tottered. In their eyes, as they had been brought into service on condition that there should be solidity, to waver was to betray them. They were numbers, they were force, they were fear. Hence the daring of baseness.

If vanity does not overthrow all virtues, at least she makes them totter.

If your politics puts you at the unorthodox end of the spectrum, you can remind the Party that Confucius also talked about the Mandate of Heaven, the concept that the people could overthrow unjust rulers.

the Sh?gun was all powerful. Until he was overthrown.

As it drew nearer, excitement grew intense. Swarms of adventurers expecting the overthrow of the Government crowded into Washington.

This rebel would but toss his head, and men,slaves,horses, towers...all the accursed levels above him...would come tumbling down. God always works in this way. Deep in the foundations of wrong he buries the small despised cry of justice.

The Empire must fall.

One conqueror replaces another

How many revolutionaries have recreated, in their own organizations and countries, the very institutions of oppression they sought to overthrow?

Nem is a cári rendszert készült Lenin megdönteni, úgy gondolta, majd csak megd?l magától is, hanem a rendszerrel szembenálló többi er?t akarta megfojtani, mert bel?lük lesznek a vetélytársak. Az akarnoksága diadalához persze kellett a világháború, hogy az ország '17-re szellemileg és fizikailag tönkremenjen. Ami az országból megmaradt, azt az októberi puccs után módszeresen szétverték.

Enigmas hastiados de su tiranía: tiranos, dispuestos a ser destronados

After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate quietly but effectively.

My position on democracy is really clear. Any attempt to overthrow the country is a betrayal to our unity and is treason.

We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.

I stamp out vast empires. I crush palaces in my rigid hands. I harden my heart against churches. I blot out cemetaries. I feed the people with stinging nettles. I resurrect madness. I thrust my naked sword between the ribs of the world. I murder the world!