Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Voltairine de Cleyre Quote “The revolution is ... the blow dealt ... against the counter force of tyranny, which has never entirely recovered from the blow, but which from then till now has gone on remolding and regrappling the instruments of governmental power, that the Revolution sought to shape and hold as defenses of liberty.” ~ Voltairine de Cleyre (1866-1912)"Anarchism and American Traditions," Mother Earth, 1909; reproduced in William Bonner and Pierre Lemieux (Eds.), The Idea of America (Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 2003), p. 223. Revolution , Tradition Ratings and Comments Reply E Archer, NYC 1/14/10 In other words, every revolution against tyranny is never really finished... Reply jim k, Austin 1/14/10 Ours started in the 1770's and continues to this day. Reply Mike, Norwalk 1/14/10 Archer and jim, said well SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Voltairine de Cleyre quote is found in these categories: Revolution quotes Tradition quotes About Voltairine de Cleyre Bio of Voltairine de Cleyre Quotations by Voltairine de Cleyre Books by/about Voltairine de Cleyre Voltairine de Cleyre videos Voltairine de Cleyre on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Voltairine de Cleyre