Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten door. The violence of revolutions is the violence of men who charge into a vacuum.

All successful revolutions are the kicking in of a rotten do

Summary

This quote suggests that successful revolutions are a result of forcefully overthrowing corrupt systems or oppressive regimes. It implies that revolutionaries take bold and sometimes violent actions in response to an existing vacuum or absence of potential change. The "rotten door" symbolizes an existing power structure that is decaying or no longer serving the majority. The quote emphasizes how revolutionaries, driven by an urgent need for change, resort to violence as they enter an environment devoid of viable alternatives.

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Revolution

By John Kenneth Galbraith

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