
“We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.”
Source: The Selfish Gene
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“We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.”
Source: The Selfish Gene
Source: Power and Innocence (1972), Ch. 11 : The Humanity of the Rebel
Context: The authentic rebel knows that the silencing of all his adversaries is the last thing on earth he wishes: their extermination would deprive him and whoever else remains alive from the uniqueness, the originality, and the capacity for insight that these enemies — being human — also have and could share with him. If we wish the death of our enemies, we cannot talk about the community of man. In the losing of the chance for dialogue with our enemies, we are the poorer.
No Shelter.
Song lyrics, The Battle of Los Angeles (1999)
Rebel Rebel
Song lyrics, Diamond Dogs (1974)
“Rebel you against sadness. The spirit of the rebels is fiery and thrives on emotion.”
Original: Ribellatevi alla tristezza. Lo spirito dei ribelli è ardente e vive di emozioni.
Source: prevale.net
“Rebels, especially successful rebels, were of necessity bad subjects and worse governors.”
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1922)