History repeats itself over...and over...

Look at the American Revolution in 1776, that revolution was for what? For land. Why did they want land? Independence. How was it carried out? Bloodshed. The French Revolution, what was it based on? The Landless against the Landlord. What was it for? Land. How did they get it? Bloodshed. The Russian Revolution what was it based on? Land.The Landless against the Landlord. How did they bring it about? Bloodshed. You haven't got a revolution that doesn't involve bloodshed.

- Malcolm X's "Message to the Grass Roots"