“There's one hole in every revolution, large or small. And it's one word long— PEOPLE. No matter how big the idea they all stand under, people are small and weak and cheap and frightened. It's people that kill every revolution.”

—  Warren Ellis

Source: Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street

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