1839: The Chartist Insurrection - Aftermath: Harney and Engels

"I still believe in physical force, or the fear of it,… it is but a question of time. In the meantime… if we cannot do what we would, let us do what we can"

“When I look back upon the past, when I remember the wrongs and sufferings of the working classes, far from being able to reproach myself with ‘violence’ I am astonished by my moderation; considering as I do that the wrongs referred to would have satisfied a degree of ‘violence’ far beyond anything my recollection enables me to charge for my own account…