Thursday, February 11, 2010

Quote of the Week

...It must always be kept in mind that there is a necessary minimum without which the establishment and consolidation of the first center is not practicable. People must see clearly the futility of maintaining the fight for social goals within the framework of civil debate. When the forces of oppression come to maintain themselves in power against established law, peace is already broken.

In these conditions, popular discontent expresses itself in more active form. An attitude of resistance finally crystallizes in an outbreak of fighting, provoked initially by the conduct of the authorities...


-- Chapter 1(1), Guerrilla Warfare

2 comments:

  1. Correct link is http://www.smallwars.quantico.usmc.mil/search/Articles/CheGuevarraonGuerrillaWarfare.pdf

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  2. The link doesn't work.

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