Quote#Speech
One should not interpret the word “Revolution” in its literal sense.…
Quote byBhagat Singh · 1907–1931
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter published in The Tribune (25 December 1929).
English (original)
One should not interpret the word “Revolution” in its literal sense. Various meanings and significances are attributed to this word, according to the interests of those who use or misuse it. For the established agencies of exploitation it conjures up a feeling of blood stained horror. To the revolutionaries it is a sacred phrase.
— Bhagat Singh
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