Right of revolution
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| - | "[[The Revolution Will Not Be Televised]] -- Gil Scott-Heron | ||
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| - | "As a [[revolution]]ary thinker de [[Marquis de Sade|Sade]] was in complete opposition to all his contemporaries firstly in his complete and continual [[denial of a right to property]], and secondly in his view of the struggle as being not between the Crown, the bourgeoisie, the aristocracy or the clergy, or sectional interests of any of these against one another (the view of all his contemporaries) but of all these more or less united against the [[proletariat]]. By holding these views he cuts himself off entirely from the revolutionary thinkers of his time to join those of the mid-nineteenth century. For this reason he can with some justice be called the first reasoned [[socialist]]. In his attempt to conciliate the conflicting demands of the individual with political fairness for all he still stands alone, despite [[Kropotkin]] and the [[anarchist]]s." --''[[The Revolutionary Ideas of the Marquis de Sade]]'' (1935), Geoffrey Gorer | ||
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| - | "The [[revolution]]ary is a doomed man. He has no private interests, no affairs, sentiments, ties, property nor even a name of his own. His entire being is devoured by one purpose, one thought, one passion - the revolution. Heart and soul, not merely by word but by deed, he has severed every link with the social order and with the entire civilized world; with the laws, good manners, conventions, and morality of that world. He is its merciless enemy and continues to inhabit it with only one purpose - to destroy it. –— ''[[Catechism of a Revolutionary]]'', incipit | ||
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| - | A '''revolution''' (from [[Vulgar Latin|Late Latin]] ''revolutio'' which means "a turn around") is a significant [[change]] that usually occurs in a relatively short period of time. Variously defined revolutions have been happening throughout [[human history]]. They vary in terms of numbers of their participants ([[revolutionary|revolutionaries]]), means employed by them, duration, motivating [[ideology]] and many other aspects. They may result in a [[social change|socio]]-[[political change]] in the [[social institution|socio]]-[[political institution]]s, or a major change in a [[culture]] or [[economics|economy]]. | + | In [[political philosophy]], the '''right of revolution''' (or '''right of rebellion''') is the [[right]] or [[duty]] of the people of a nation to [[Revolution|overthrow]] a government that acts against their common interests and/or threatens the safety of the people without cause. Stated throughout history in one form or another, the belief in this right has been used to justify various revolutions, including the [[French Revolution]], the [[Russian Revolution]], and the [[Iranian Revolution]]. |
| - | Scholarly debates about what is and what is not a revolution center around several issues. Early study of revolutions primarily analyzed events in [[European history]] from [[psychological]] perspective, soon however new theories were offered using explanations for more global events and using works from other [[social science]]s such as [[sociology]] and [[political science]]s. Several generations of scholarly thought have generated many competing theories on revolutions, gradually increasing our understanding of this complex phenomenon. | ||
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| - | * [[Political warfare]] | + | *[[Citizen suit]] |
| - | * [[Psychological warfare]] | + | *[[Civil resistance]] |
| - | * [[Rebellion]] | + | *[[Confederation (Poland)]] |
| - | * [[Revolutionary wave]] | + | *[[Political corruption]] |
| - | * [[Right of revolution]] | + | *[[Qui tam]] |
| - | *[[Sexual revolution]] | + | *[[Regulatory capture]] |
| - | * [[Subversion]] | + | *[[Right to protest]] |
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| - | ===Lists of revolutions=== | + | |
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| - | * [[List of fictional revolutions and coups]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of revolutions and rebellions]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of uprisings led by women]] | + | |
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In political philosophy, the right of revolution (or right of rebellion) is the right or duty of the people of a nation to overthrow a government that acts against their common interests and/or threatens the safety of the people without cause. Stated throughout history in one form or another, the belief in this right has been used to justify various revolutions, including the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, and the Iranian Revolution.
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See also
- Citizen suit
- Civil resistance
- Confederation (Poland)
- Political corruption
- Qui tam
- Regulatory capture
- Right to protest
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