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" I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. "
Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Late ... - Page 87
by Thomas Jefferson - 1829
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Curious Facts about John Dillinger & J. Edgar Hoover

Kekionga Press - 2005 - 82 pages
...day FBI crime laboratory stolen from Colonel Goddard in Chicago. "I hold it, that a little rebellion is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical." Thomas Jefferson JOHN HERBERT DILLINGER (1903-1934) "I'm convinced that every boy, in his heart, would...
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Into the Rabbit Hole

Michael Warren - 2005 - 408 pages
...given him by the Author of nature, because necessary for his own sustenance." . — Thomas Jefferson "I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and necessary in the political world as storms in the physical." — Thomas Jefferson "The two enemies...
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A Historical Atlas of the American Revolution

Martha Kneib - 2004 - 74 pages
...the farmers demanded prompted many to rethink the Articles of Confederation. Thomas Jefferson wrote, "I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing." George Washington wrote, "Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political...
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Periodical Literature in Eighteenth-century America

Mark Kamrath, Sharon M. Harris - 2005 - 432 pages
...say." In this statement he unwittingly echoed Thomas Jefferson's famous assessment of Shays s Rebellion that "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing" and that "It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of the government." In the following week, Tom...
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Divine Intervention: Jesus Or Jefferson?

Stanley Kimmel Kesselman - 2006 - 219 pages
...apply no milder term to the governments of Europe, and to the general prey of the rich on the poor. I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is...in the political world as storms in the physical. . . . It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government. Indeed, Jefferson remained so...
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The Art and Science of Stanislaw Lem

Peter Swirski - 2006 - 206 pages
...chapter 9, and most parts of chapters 10, 11, and 12." - Thomas Huxley (in a letter to Charles Darwin) "I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then,...in the political world as storms in the physical." - Thomas Jefferson Not unlike Thomas Hobbes, who pictured society in the state of war of all against...
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A Conga Line of Suckholes: Mark Latham's Book of Quotations

Mark Latham - 2006 - 268 pages
...impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. John F Kennedy, speech at the White House, 13 March 1962 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, 30 January 1787 Beatrice Webb Even in the backlash...
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The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When

Ralph Keyes - 2007 - 416 pages
...that we should have a revolution every couple of decades. He wrote James Madison about that uprising, "I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then,...in the political world as storms in the physical." The first part of this authentic Jefferson quotation is often requoted in various forms. In his last...
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Rise Up, O Men of God!

Blowers David, Blowers - 2006 - 154 pages
...citizens watched the servant state move from nanny to Big Brother to tyrant, which is where we are today. "I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is...in the political world as storms in the physical." — Thomas Jefferson 18. The Nature of Governments Considered "All nations before him are as nothing,...
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Ending the Hidden Unfairness in U.S. Elections: Let's Use VoteFair Ranking ...

Richard Fobes - 2006 - 412 pages
...will finally see on the ballot the names of candidates who represent what a majority of voters want. I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is...and as necessary in the political world as storms are in the physical. Thomas Jefferson, Third US President and writer of the Declaration of Independence...
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