Raya Dunayevskaya quotes

Raya Dunayevskaya quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Democracy, thus French revolution, was not invented by philosophic theory nor by the bourgeois leadership. It was discovered by the masses in their method of action.”
-- Raya Dunayevskaya

#Democracy Quotes #Revolution Quotes #Action Quotes

“Democracy can be sustained and developed only by people who understand its essence.”
“We have shown that Islam can rule the world perfectly for 14 centuries, and during this time of Muslim power we did not borrow ideas like democracy from others, so why do we need to learn democracy from them now?”

Source : "'We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical'". Interview with Farish A. Noor, theseoultimes.com.
“Democracy, the deceitful theory that the Jew would insinuate - namely, that theory that all men are created equal.”
“Nothing counts but pressure, pressure, more pressure, and still more pressure through broad organized aggressive mass action.”
“The Internet revolution is going to be like all the other revolutions we have seen in history. It's going to be over before a lot of us even know it started.”
“If I can't have a revolution, what is there to dance about.”
“I'm involved in some action scenes, so they'll train me for that. I'll be working with my acting coach to prepare for my character.”
“Dream, Dream Dream Dreams transform into thoughts And thoughts result in action.”
“How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention.”
“Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity.”

You may also like:

Adam Smith
Philosopher
Alexander Herzen
Writer
Antonio Gramsci
Writer
C. L. R. James
Journalist
Christopher Hitchens
Author
Cornelius Castoriadis
Philosopher
Emile Durkheim
Sociologist
Frantz Fanon
Psychiatrist
Friedrich Engels
Author
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Philosopher
Grace Lee Boggs
Author
Henri Lefebvre
Philosopher
Herbert Marcuse
Philosopher
Karl Marx
Philosopher
Kevin J. Anderson
Author
Leon Trotsky
Revolutionary
Max Weber
Sociologist
Rosa Luxemburg
Philosopher
Selma James
Author
Vladimir Lenin
Revolutionary