“The questioning spirit is the rebellious spirit. A rebellion is always either a cloak to hide a prince, or the swaddling wrapper of a new rule.” SpiritRebellionQuestioningRebelliousCloaks Author:Honore de Balzac
“The spirit of rebellion is present in every great city, and the great task of wise government is to keep it dormant, for if it wakes it is a torrent which no dam can hold back.” IfsGovernmentSpiritCitiesWiseTasksRebellionGreat CitiesDormantDams Book:History of My Life Source: History of My Life
“Caprice, independence and rebellion, which are opposed to the social order, are essential to the good health of an ethnic group. We shall measure the good health of this group by the number of its delinquents. Nothing is more immobilizing than the spirit of deference.” SpiritOrderSocialNumbersGroupsEssentialsIndependenceRebellionGood HealthSocial OrderCapriceDeferenceEthnic GroupsDelinquents Author:Jean Dubuffet
“The world can be at peace only if the world is stable, and there can be no stability where the will is in rebellion, where there is not tranquility of spirit and a sense of justice, of freedom, and of right.” IfsWorldSpiritPeaceJusticeRebellionStabilityStableTranquility Book:Woodrow Wilson: Essential Writings and Speeches of the Scholar-president Source: Woodrow Wilson: Essential Writings and Speeches of the Scholar-president