I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccesful rebellions indeed generally establish the incroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions, as not to discourage them too much. It is a medecine necessary for the sound health of government.

. . . The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.

A certain amount of creativity and rebellion must be tolerated - or welcomed, depending on your point of view - to maintain the process of regeneration. Every rule was once a creative act, breaking other rules.

i rebel by loving more

The only time I've seen any rebellion was in the fifties, sixties and early seventies. The rest of it you can keep.

Just being yourself, being who you are and what you are is successful rebellion.

It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.

Happiness as an act of defiance. A revolutionary act.

It takes a near act of rebellion for even a four-year-old to break away from society's expectations.

Even the most subjected person has moments of rage and resentment so intense that they respond, they act against. There is an inner uprising that leads to rebellion, however short- lived. It may be only momentary but it takes place. That space within oneself where resistance is possible remains.

A little scorn is alluring.

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.

How long before both women and men are allowed to see self-respecting rebellion as a lifelong possibility?