...more radical terms than that. Appreciating the legacy and promise of the Revolution, he said: "I hold that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing,...in the political world as storms in the physical." Your historical revision revealed an elitist, governingclass notion of politics and social change,...

...emotion was being conducted by Lorge.24 Students were presented with the following statement: "I hold that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing,...and as necessary in the political world as storms are in the physical." The experimenter first attributed the statement to Thomas ]efferson, then to...

...Sometimes the threat to social stability is desirable. As Thomas Jefferson wrote, turbulence can be "productive of good. It prevents the degeneracy of government, and nourishes a general attention to ... public affairs. I hold . . . that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing."36 Turbulence...

...an effect on how the statement is evaluated (Asch, 1952, Chapter 15). In one example, the statement, "I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then,...in the political world as storms in the physical," was evaluated more positively when attributed to Jefferson than to Lenin. Asch was able to show that...

...@Woody Allen 67 Dreams say what they mean, but they don't say it in daytime language. @Gail Godwin 68 A little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and...in the political world as storms in the physical. @Thomas Jefferson 69 If a window of opportunity appears, k don't pull down the shade. @Tom Peters 70...

...people," rights, and revolution. His belief that revolution is needed to prevent tyranny is well-known: "I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then,...necessary in the political world as storms in the physical."5 Jefferson had a view of human nature and politics quite different from that which shaped...

...conservatism. Long live liberalism. Chapter 4 THE CHANGING CHARACTER OF THE LIBERALCONSERVATIVE EQUATION I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is...in the political world as storms in the physical. —THOMAS JEFFERSON, IN A LETTER TO JAMES MADISON, JANUARY 1787 PERHAPS AT THIS POINT we need to establish...

...affect or valence. As an example, contemplate your reaction to this statement by Thomas Jefferson: "I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then,...and as necessary in the political world as storms are in the physical." Now imagine what your reaction would be, were you to learn that it was actually...

...power than by violent and sudden usurpations." fames Madison "A little rebellion, now and then, is good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.: Thomas Jefferson "Without tradition there is no progress, but endless fresh starts from zero." Erik...

...diplomat from 1784 to 1789, he wrote to his friend and fellow American revolutionary James Madison: I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, & as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions indeed generally...