a revolution is not a dinner party
English
editEtymology
editAn aphoristic political statement by Mao Zedong, defending violence as a means of imposing a different societal order; for more, see Wikipedia at revolution is not a dinner party.
Proverb
edita revolution is not a dinner party
- In order to achieve something, courtesy, long-held norms, and other such formalities must be dropped.