Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, #2)

by Xiran Jay Zhao

“Do you understand what a revolution is? A revolution is always a tragedy, a destructive force unleashed by those stripped of every last option for peace. There’s not a revolutionary in history who doesn’t wish they could’ve gotten what they wanted within the world order they knew, but you cannot reform a system designed to keep power out of your hands. I learned this lesson long ago. So have some faith in my judgment, will you?”

There’s no right or wrong when it’s survive or succumb.