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Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.
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.
Jonathan Aitken, Politician (1942) |
Shaun Alexander, Athlete (1977) |
Stephen Baker, Athlete (1964) |
Jacques-Louis David, Artist (1748) |
Sylvia Earle, Scientist (1935) |
Daryl Gates, Public Servant (1926) |
Theophile Gautier, Poet (1811) |
Fred Hampton, Activist (1948) |
Molly Ivins, Journalist (1944) |
Lawrence Jackson, Athlete (1985) |
Henri Barbusse, Novelist (1935) |
Taylor Caldwell, Author (1985) |
Glenn Ford, Actor (2006) |