Unthread the rude eye of rebellion,
And welcome home again discarded faith.

Unthread the rude eye of rebellion,
And welcome home again discarded faith.

An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.

An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.

To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, read more

To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.

As long as our social order regards the good of institutions rather than the good of men, so long will read more

As long as our social order regards the good of institutions rather than the good of men, so long will there be a vocation for the rebel.

Rebellion in this land shall lose his sway,
Meeting the check of such another day;
And since read more

Rebellion in this land shall lose his sway,
Meeting the check of such another day;
And since this business so fair is done,
Let us not leave till all our own be won.

I wouldn't have turned out the way I was if I didn't have all those old-fashioned values to rebel against.

I wouldn't have turned out the way I was if I didn't have all those old-fashioned values to rebel against.

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, read more

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.

A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.

A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.

The jean! The jean is the destructor! It is a dictator! It is destroying creativity. The jean must be stopped!

The jean! The jean is the destructor! It is a dictator! It is destroying creativity. The jean must be stopped!