Power not being in his hands, he hastened to do what seemed to him a vital matter to all Europe, a sort of fatal thrust to France; he solemnly Recanted all his former writings in favour of revolutions and republics.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
Robert Minor, for example, has Recanted his Anarchist position, and joined the Communists in advocating the dropping of all differences among the workers, all theories as to the future, and concentrating upon the immediate task of overthrowing capitalist government and keeping it overthrown.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
When once in the Asylum I was beyond the reach of all human aid, except what could come through my husband, since the law allows no one to take them out, except the one who put them in, or by his consent; and my husband determined never to take me out, until I Recanted my new opinions, claiming that I was incurably insane so long as I could not return to my old standpoint of religious belief.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard