Revolutionary movement

A revolutionary movement (or revolutionary social movement) is a specific type of social movement dedicated to carrying out a revolution. Quotes In order for the universe of revolutionary values to arise, a subjective movement must create them in revolt and hope. Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity 1948 Philosophical Library 978-0-8065-0160-4 19 Most revolutionary movements are unable to practise among themselves what they preach. Strong leadership cults, factionalism, ‘ego-tripping’, backbiting are the rule rather than the exception. Shulamith Firestone, The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist Revolution 1970 39 Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men? It is the music of the people who will not be slaves again! À la Volonté du Peuple, To the Will of the People, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel, Herbert Kretzmer. From the Les Misérables musical, 1980. See also Political movement Social movement External links Category:Revolutions