The nature of revolutions is to sweep the reluctant along.

H.W. Brands
About This Quote

The phrase “The nature of revolutions is to sweep the reluctant along” comes from a quote by George Bernard Shaw. Often it is seen as a criticism of revolutions, but it can be used as an explanation. The first thing to understand about this quote is that Shaw was not talking about revolutions in general. He was talking about specifically political revolutions.

He was addressing the events that took place in Russia, which he saw as a government overthrown by force. However, this quote can be used to describe any kind of revolution, not just political ones. It can be used to describe the way people start out hating something or someone and then find out that there is something good about them after all.

Source: American Colossus: The Triumph Of Capitalism, 18651900

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