Quote#Wisdom
If on the morrow of the revolution, the masses of the people have…
Quote byPeter Kropotkin · 1842–1921
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Spirit of Revolt (1880), As quoted in Anarchism : A History Of Libertarian Ideas And Movements (2004) by George Woodcock.
English (original)
If on the morrow of the revolution, the masses of the people have only phrases at their service, if they do not recognize, by clear and blinding facts, that the situation has been transformed to their advantage, if the overthrow ends only in a change of persons and forumlae, nothing will have been achieved.
— Peter Kropotkin
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