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As long as our social order regards the good of institutions rather than the good of men, so long will read more
As long as our social order regards the good of institutions rather than the good of men, so long will there be a vocation for the rebel.
A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.
A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.
Rebellion in this land shall lose his sway,
Meeting the check of such another day;
And since read more
Rebellion in this land shall lose his sway,
Meeting the check of such another day;
And since this business so fair is done,
Let us not leave till all our own be won.
The whole world loves a maverick and the whole world wants the maverick to achieve something nobler than simple rebellion
The whole world loves a maverick and the whole world wants the maverick to achieve something nobler than simple rebellion
The worst of rebels never arm
To do their king or country harm,
But draw their swords read more
The worst of rebels never arm
To do their king or country harm,
But draw their swords to do them good,
As doctors cure by letting blood.
Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling read more
Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is read more
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, read more
To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.