Be very sure of this – people never reject the Bible because they cannot understand it. They understand it too well; they understand that it condemns their own behavior; they understand that it witnesses against their own sins, and summons them to judgment. They try to believe it is false and useless, because they don’t like to believe it is true.

Congress shall never disarm any citizen unless such as are or have been in actual rebellion.

Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing

When all other rights are taken away, the right of rebellion is made perfect

Individuals do not create rebellions; conditions do.

My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But it was just me being me.