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In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt.

John Reed

The devout Russian people no longer needed priests to pray them into heaven. On earth they were building a kingdom more bright than any heaven had to offer, and for which it was a glory to die.

John Reed

John Reed

John Reed

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Born: October 22, 1887

Died: October 17, 1920 (aged 32)

Bio: John Silas "Jack" Reed was an American journalist, poet, and socialist activist, best remembered for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days That Shook the World. He was married to writer and feminist Louise Bryant.

Known for:

October: Ten Days That Shook the World
Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire
Red Bells II

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