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Rebellion quotes

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“In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.” Nelson Mandela, “Long Walk to Freedom” - 1995

“Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself.” Oscar Wilde, “A Woman of No Importance” - 1893

“This word, rebellion, it had froze them up, as fish are in a pond.” William Shakespeare, “Henry IV, Part 2” - 1600

“Unthread the rude eye of rebellion, and welcome home again discarded faith.” William Shakespeare, “King John” - 1623

“But kings and mightiest potentates must die, for that's the end of human misery.” William Shakespeare, “Henry VI, Part 1” - 1623

“Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.” George Orwell, “1984” - 1949

“Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue.” Abraham Lincoln, “State of the Union Address” - 1 December 1862

“Conventional people are roused to fury by departures from convention, largely because they regard such departures as a criticism of themselves.” Bertrand Russell, “The Conquest of Happiness” - 1930

“So few want to be rebels any more. And out of those few, most, like myself, scare easily.” Ray Bradbury, “Fahrenheit 451” - 1953

“Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen!” John Milton, “Paradise Lost” - 1667

“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.” Oscar Wilde, “The Soul of Man under Socialism” - 1891

“For prison life with its endless privations and restrictions makes one rebellious. The most terrible thing about it is not that it breaks one’s heart—hearts are made to be broken—but that it turns one’s heart to stone.” Oscar Wilde, “De Profundis” - 1905

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