Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny; they have only…

George Bernard Shaw
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Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny; they have only shifted it to another shoulder. ✨ Man and Superman (1903) The Revolutionist's Handbook, foreword
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