It is human nature to instinctively rebel at obscurity or ordinariness. Taylor Caldwell
I’ve reached a point in my life where it’s the little things that matter ... I was always a rebel and probably could have got much farther had I changed my attitude. But when you think about it, I got pretty far without changing attitudes. I’m happier with that. Veronica Lake
When Americans are faced with the prospect that they can never earn their way to wealth, they have two choices: to rebel against the system, or to settle into depressed complacency. Ben Shapiro
Today’s average American is more apt to rebel against a tennis shoe not coming in the right colour than against the slow erosion of our democratic freedom. Marianne Williamson
It was a place that is trying to destroy the individual by every means possible; trying to break his spirit, so that he accepts that he is No 6 and will live there happily as No 6 for ever after. And this is the one rebel that they can’t break. Patrick McGoohan
The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It’s people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages. Banksy, Wall and Piece
Nothing is more necessary or stronger in us than rebellion. Georges Bataille, The Unfinished System of Nonknowledge
Rebellion is the only thing that keeps you alive! Marianne Faithfull
I entered into this Revolution to contribute my mite to sustain the rights of states and prevent the consolidation of the government, and I am still a rebel ... no matter who may be in power. Joseph Brown
Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so. Aristotle
Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.
But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? And how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. Numbers 14:9-12
And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord? Numbers 16:2&3
Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you. Deuteronomy 9:23&24
God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle. Joshua 22:29
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king. Samuel 15:23
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. Proverbs 17:11&13
They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. Job 24:13
This people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart. Jeremiah 5:23
Nay, but verily man is rebellious
That he thinketh himself independent!
Lo! unto thy Lord is the return. Koran 96:6-8
I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It’s still my symbol of rebellion – against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others’ ideas. Johnny Cash
And in any case the Party was invincible. It would always exist, and it would always be the same. You could only rebel against it by some secret disobedience, or, at most, by isolated acts of violence such as killing somebody or blowing something up. George Orwell, 1984
The masses never revolt merely because they are oppressed. Indeed, so long as they are not permitted to have standards of comparison, they never even become aware that they are oppressed. ibid.
When a group of cabinet ministers begins to meet separately and to discuss independent action, the death-tick is audible in the rafters. Lord Curzon, shortly before fall of Lloyd George, November 1922
The villagers are told that these men, members of the Boxers United in Righteousness, are possessed by powerful gods. Many join the Boxers in the belief that they too will become invincible. In Search of History s2e2: China’s Boxer Rebellion, History 1997
On the eve of the twentieth century are sown the seeds of bloody insurrection: the Boxer Uprising. ibid.
They have allowed the barbarians to invade the middle kingdom … Destroy the Europeans: the Boxers post their cry in every village square: Death to the Barbarians! ibid.
A mystical society which is a highly combustible mixture of religion, politics, secrecy and idealism. ibid.
These rebels changed the world. But countless others failed. What makes a rebellion succeed? Why do rebellions start? How do rebel movements spread? And what makes the rebels’ spirit ignite a revolution? The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman s1e6: The Spirit of Rebellion, National Geographic 2017
Hackers are a new form of rebel. ibid.
Real rebellion is a marathon. ibid.
Turkey: The Sultan made feeble efforts to reform in the period 1838-1875 but by the later date he was completely disillusioned with these efforts and shifted over to a policy of ruthless censorship and repression. This repression led at last to the so-called Young Turk rebellion of 1908. Carroll Quigley, Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time ch4
Putting down rebellion is a national, moral and religious duty. Bashar al-Assad, cited A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad III, BBC 2018
People all over the world take the knee. But for centuries black resistant to oppression has taken many forms: when the Quarterback Colin Kaepernick first took the knee in 2016, during the national anthem at an NFL game, there was a huge backlash. Ultimately, this act of defiance cost him his livelihood. In the years since, taking the knee has become a powerful symbol of resistance. 400 Years of Taking the Knee I, Dotun Adebayo narrator, History 2020
Queen Nanny – Granny Nanny – aka Granny of the Maroons, is Jamaica’s original national hero. Her face adorns the country’s $500 bill, recording thee story of a freedom fighter who stood up to the might of the British people to win freedom for her enslaved people. ibid.
Toussaint Louverture, St Dominique: emerged as the rebellion’s national leader … and abolished slavery from Hispaniola for ever … Bonaparte’s army suffered huge losses. ibid.
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, The African, written by himself: it was far from the last such attempts to discredit the veracity of black suffering. Ibid
Phillis Wheatley: poems on various subjects were published in London in 1773 when she was 19. She was born in Gambia, and like Sancho, was separated from her family for ever when she was snatched. ibid.
Sojourner Truth ... She heard the spirit of God calling on her to tell the truth … She began to preach restlessly … on the abolition of slavery … She came to know other prominent abolitionists. ibid.
Ned Turner was hanged … Fredrick Douglas escaped his enslavement in 1838. He became a great writer and orator … William Still: ibid.
Canada: Harriet Tubman: The Underground Railway had many heroes. Chief amongst them is Harriett Tubman … ‘I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.’ [Tubman made 13 trips to the South and rescued approximately 70 people from bondage]. ibid.