“We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.”
Richard Dawkins book The Selfish Gene
Source: The Selfish Gene
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“We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.”
Richard Dawkins book The Selfish Gene
Source: The Selfish Gene
Rollo May (1909–1994) US psychiatrist
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.
“When I need to identify rebels, I look for men with principles”
Frank Herbert book God Emperor of Dune
Source: God Emperor of Dune
Zack de la Rocha (1970) American musician, poet rapper and activist best known as the vocalist and lyricist of rap metal band Rage Again…
No Shelter.
Song lyrics, The Battle of Los Angeles (1999)
David Bowie (1947–2016) British musician, actor, record producer and arranger
Rebel Rebel
Song lyrics, Diamond Dogs (1974)
“Rebel you against sadness. The spirit of the rebels is fiery and thrives on emotion.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
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.”
T. E. Lawrence book Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1922)