Blueprint for Revolution: how to use rice pudding, Lego men, and other non-violent techniques to galvanise communities, overthrow dictators, or simply change the world

by Srdja Popovic

be careful not to fall in love too easily with the new elites and heroes your movement may bring to prominence. Corruption and the abuse of newfound power can mar the positive achievements of even the best-run nonviolent revolutions, and many times a dictator’s old shoes will seem very comfortable to the new inhabitants of his palace.