Word: rebellion
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...retreated to the barracks of a loyal regiment of lancers. Before surrendering, Caetano, in an effort to preserve the dignity of the state, asked if he could formally turn over the powers of his office to General António de Spínola, the spiritual leader of the rebellion, rather than let the government "fall in the streets." Spínola, who claimed to be aloof from the plotting, replied that he would have to consult the junior officers who had led the coup. "I am not the leader of this movement," he maintained. "I did not act against...
...book, "Portugal and the Future," which said the wars Lisbon was waging couldn't be won militarily and political solution was necessary. The 64-year-old cavalryman, who wears a monocle and carries a riding crop, rose to lead a junta after the officers who had begun the rebellion called...
Remember: all men would be tyrants if they could...If attention is not paid to the ladies, we shall foment a rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by laws in which we have no voice or representation...
This conflict moves the play, particularly when every joint of Guckenheimer's structure is riveted by the performance of Douglas Hughes. When Hughes's fiery, adolescent Andri is forced into the dilemma of conformity or rebellion, the strain grinds him into a slow, crumpling burn; rubbing palms on trousers as if to ease the searing; stretching fingers behind his back to find air he's not sure he's entitled to. A tight stickfigure of nervousness, he moves like he's in an invisible bag. So his courage lashes out like electricity, for he can never breathe enough to show...
...people. A young prince steps forward, his head held high, his shield and spear in hand: "Follow me," he beckons to the people, "this evil king betrays his sacred trust." More princes and military captains mimic his example, defiling the name of the monarch and calling the people to rebellion. Then, remarkably, these same slanderers of the king exhort him to lead them...