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Rebel Quotes - Page 11

It is right to rebel against reactionaries.

Zedong Mao, Stuart Reynolds Schram (1974). “Mao Tse-tung unrehearsed: talks and letters, 1956-71”, Penguin Books

What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of the rules and no involvement in the decision-making.

Laurence Steinberg (2011). “You and Your Adolescent, New and Revised edition: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25”, p.19, Simon and Schuster

I do think I have a rebellious, metal-loving rock chick inside of me.

"Ke$ha: 'You don't tell Alice Cooper what to do'". Interview with Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. October 6, 2011.

I hate every violent overthrow, because as much is destroyed as is gained by it.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Peter Eckermann (2014). “Conversations of Goethe with Johann Peter Eckermann”, p.147, Ravenio Books

What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?

Henry David Thoreau (2012). “Walden; Or, Life in the Woods”, p.6, Courier Corporation

If the wicked flourish and the fittest survive, Nature must be the god of rascals.

George Bernard Shaw (2015). “George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion”, p.317, e-artnow

The vilest abortionist is he who attempts to mould a child's character.

George Bernard Shaw (2015). “The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more”, p.5797, e-artnow

Crime is only the retail department of what, in wholesale, we call penal law.

George Bernard Shaw (2015). “George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion”, p.308, e-artnow

Rebellions of the belly are the worst.

Francis Bacon (2014). “The Essays of Francis Bacon”, p.44, Lulu Press, Inc