Bloody revolutions are often necessary, thanks to human stu… - Mikhail Bakunin

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Bloody revolutions are often necessary, thanks to human stupidity; yet they are always an evil, a monstrous evil and a great disaster, not only with regard to the victims, but also for the sake of the purity and perfection of the purpose in whose name they take place.

Mikhail Bakunin

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Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin (Russian: Михаил Александрович Бакунин) (30 May 1814 – 1 July 1876) was a Russian political philosopher, anarchist, and noted atheist.

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Native Name: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Баку́нин

Alternative Names: Michael Bakunin • Michail Alexandrovich Bakunin • A. M. Bakunin • Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin • Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin • Bakunin

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