Zhang Zhidong

If, by one determined purpose, the hearts of all the graduates, the officials, and the men of China were united, our country would rest upon a great rock, and we could defy the world to overthrow us. To attain this object, it is necessary first that every man should fulfill his duty to his parents and elders. The country would then be at peace.

Chinese Politician

Abraham Lincoln

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it.

American President

Fethullah Gulen

My position on democracy is really clear. Any attempt to overthrow the country is a betrayal to our unity and is treason.

Turkish Activist

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another.

French Writer

Henry Ward Beecher

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty.

American Clergyman

Niccolo Machiavelli

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

Italian Writer

Mordecai Richler

In Canada, nobody is ever overthrown because nobody gives a damn.

Canadian Novelist

Gallagher

I don't want to overthrow the government. I wanna fire 'em.

American Comedian

Jacques Barzun

Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.

American Educator

Karl Liebknecht

The aim of my life is the overthrow of monarchy.

German Politician

Use 'overthrow' when discussing sudden and usually forceful changes in leadership or government.

Political Change

'Overthrow' implies a struggle or fight to remove someone from power, often involving conflict.

Connotation of Conflict

Different from peaceful transitions, 'overthrow' suggests a less orderly, more aggressive action.

Not Peaceful

Use 'overthrow' to refer to historical instances where power was taken by force, such as revolutions.

Historical Events

An 'overthrow' is the end result of an action, not the action itself.

Action Result

'Overthrow' as a noun often implies significant change affecting many people, not just a personal shift.

Wide Impact

In sports, use 'overthrow' to describe a throw that goes further than intended, often seen as a mistake.

Sports Mistake

An 'overthrow' suggests the throw was not only long, but inaccurately directed.

Inaccurate Throw

 place for people who are into shoes to find each other, to talk about their passion, to connect with people who care more about customer service than making a nickel tomorrow. It can be something as prosaic as shoes, and something as complicated as overthrowing a government.

The tribes we lead PIPE...

 fight each other to talk about their passion to connect with people who care more about customer service than making a nickel tomorrow it can be something as prosaic issues and something as complicated as overthrowing a government it's exactly the same behavior though

The tribes we lead -...

 some of this uncultivated land back to the people while compensating the landowners. But he was overthrown in a CIA-sponsored coup. The military was protecting against the seizure of private property and communist takeover. They were protecting corporate profits

History vs. Che Guevara...

 Here, farmers organized democratic councils to govern themselves, alongside cooperatives, schools, and medical clinics. Organizers also encouraged civilian women to participate in these councils to ensure the revolution overthrew both capitalism and patriarchy.

The rebel radio that...

 but he is sure soaking in it. And I wonder what he's soaking in. Is he picking up on the themes of courage and perseverance and loyalty? Is he picking up on the fact that Luke joins an army to overthrow the government? Is he picking up on the fact that

How movies teach manhood...

 merely mathematics mathematics that can help change the world to help people break free to find freedom and to come together to overthrow dictators and by the way I'm one of those who are off to changing the world and as I told you

The unexpected tool to...

 but the princess saw he was not at peace. After talking for hours, Satyavan told her of his plight. His parents had once been wealthy rulers, until his father was blinded and overthrown in a violent coup.

Savitri and Satyavan:...

 working against the interests of humanity. But the hero will revolt against this disorder, fight those powerful forces, against the odds overthrow them and restore harmony to the land.

The new political story...

 the clay soldiers grasp and overthrew Qin successors but despite looting fires and the passage of time Jin's army survived into the modern world

The Terra-Cotta Warriors...

 After their brutal mauling, the overthrown brothers withdraw.

Overthrow

Political Change

Connotation of Conflict

Not Peaceful

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