Rebellion

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A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.

Thomas Jefferson

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Rebellion Revolution Political theory Politics

Author

Thomas Jefferson

Source

Letters of Thomas Jefferson

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to James Madison. 30 Jan. 1787.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "James Madison, Jan. 30, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

Rebellion to Tyrants is obedience to God.

Benjamin Franklin

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Rebellion Tyrants

Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

Bradshaw's Epitaph

Medium

Epitaph

Language

English

Time

1775 1770s 18th century

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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin, [published anonymously]. "Bradshaw's Epitaph." Pennsylvania Evening Post. Philadelphia, 14 Dec. 1775.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Bradshaw's Epitaph." Benjamin Franklin: Silence Dogood, The Busy-Body and Early Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

What is a rebel? A man who says no.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Rebellion Revolution

Author

Albert Camus

Source

The Rebel

Medium

Essay

Genre

Philosophical literature Political literature

Language

French

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

It is not rebellion itself that is noble, but its aims, even though its achievements are at times ignoble.

Albert Camus

The Rebel

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Rebellion Resisting authority

Author

Albert Camus

Source

The Rebel

Medium

Novel

Genre

Political literature

Language

French

Time

1947 1940s 20th century

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Citation

Camus, Albert. L'Homme Revolte [The Rebel]. Gallimard, 1951.

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

Albert Einstein

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Authority Deference Rebellion

Author

Albert Einstein

Source

Letters of Albert Einstein

Medium

Letter

Language

German

Time

1901 1900s 20th century

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Citation

Einstein, Albert. "To Jost Winteler." The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, vol. 1: The Early Years, 1879-1902, English Translation Supplement, translated by Anna Beck. Princeton University Press, 1987, no. 115. Originally from Letter to Jost Winteler, 8 July 1901.

Every society honors its live conformists, and its dead trouble makers.

Mignon McLaughlin

The Neurotic's Notebook

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Conformity Rebellion

Author

Mignon McLaughlin

Source

The Neurotic's Notebook

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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Citation

McLaughlin, Mignon. The Neurotic's Notebook. ‎The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1963, ch. 7.

There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part. And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop!

Mario Savio

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Rebellion Protest The man

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Mario Savio

Source

Operation of the Machine (Speech)

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Savio, Mario. "Operation of the Machine." 2 Dec. 1964, Sproul Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Address.

Civil disobedience... Becomes a sacred duty when the State has become lawless, or... Corrupt.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Civil disobedience Rebellion

Author

Mahatma Gandhi

Source

Young India

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

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Citation

Gandhi, Mahatma. "The Immediate Issue." Young India, 5 Jan. 1922.

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue.

Oscar Wilde

Fortnightly Review

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Disobedience Rebellion Human nature

Author

Oscar Wilde

Source

The Soul of Man Under Socialism Fortnightly Review

Medium

Essay Magazine

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1891 1890s 19th century

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Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." Fortnightly Review. London: Chapman and Hall, Feb. 1891.

Current Citation

Wilde, Oscar. "The Soul of Man Under Socialism." The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose, edited by Linda Dowling. Penguin Classics, 2001.

When you make your peace with authority, you become an authority.

Jim Morrison

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Rebellion Sticking it to the man Selling out

Author

Jim Morrison

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Morrison, Jim. The Doors interviewed by Richard Goldstein. PBS Critique Show, 23 May 1969.

I'm interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom.

Jim Morrison

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Nihilism Rebellion Freedom

Speaker

Jim Morrison

Source

Time

Medium

Magazine

Language

English

Time

1968 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Morrison, Jim. Quoted in "Pop Music: Swimming to the Moon." Time Magazine, 24 Nov. 1967.

The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade.

Hannah Arendt

The New Yorker

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Social change Rebellion The 60s

Author

Hannah Arendt

Source

Reflections on Civil Disobedience The New Yorker

Medium

Essay Magazine

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

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Citation

Arendt, Hannah. "Civil Disobedience." Crises of the Republic. Vintage, 1972. Originally published as "Reflections on Civil Disobedience" by The New Yorker, 12 Sept. 1970.

Insurrection-by means of guerrilla bands-is the true method of warfare for all nations desirous of emancipating themselves from a foreign yoke.

Giuseppe Mazzini

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Anti-imperialism Rebellion Political theory

Author

Giuseppe Mazzini

Language

Italian

Time

1833 1830s 19th century

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Citation

Mazzani, Giuseppe. General Instructions for the Members of Young Italy. 1831, sect. 4.

Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

Barbara Ehrenreich

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Sticking it to the man Rebellion Patriotism Politics

Author

Barbara Ehrenreich

Source

Family Values The Worst Years of Our Lives

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

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Citation

Ehrenreich, Barbara. "Family Values." The Worst Years of Our Lives: Irreverent Notes from a Decade of Greed. HarperCollins, 1991.