A revolution does not last more than fifteen years, the period which coincides with the… — Jose Ortega y Gasset

A revolution does not last more than fifteen years, the period which coincides with the flourishing of a generation.

In the original Spanish

Una revolución no dura más de quince años, período que coincide con la vigencia de una generación.

The Revolt of the Masses · 1930
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Current citation
Ortega y Gasset, Jose. The Revolt of the Masses. W. W. Norton & Company, 1994, ch. 10.
Original citation
Ortega y Gasset, Jose. La Rebelion de las Masas [The Revolt of the Masses.] El Sol, 1929, serial.

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