They are in the hands of violent and malevolent revolutionaries-it is war they want-it is 1789 they want-it is plunder and robbery and confiscation they want-and the right of every man to live idle at the cost of the state!
"Prince Fortunatus"
William Black
He had more of the political mind than most revolutionaries and doctrinaires, and knew that the better might be made the enemy of the good, and that ideals could only be carried out gradually, and by temporary compromises.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
No doubt variety of opinion existed among them; but if they are to be judged by what seemed their dominant interest, they were revolutionaries and nothing else.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae