--- title: "11 Rebellion Good Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 11 Rebellion Good quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Rebellion Good sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/ream-5084_good-thing_a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-goo_1347529.jpg" --- > [A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ream/a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-good-thing/) [Ream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/ream-5084_good-thing_a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-goo_1347529.jpg) > [A little rebellion is a good thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/a-little-rebellion-is-a-good-thing/) [Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/thomas-jefferson-43_change_a-little-rebellion-is-a-good-thing-75666_756669.jpg) > [“A little rebellion is good now and then.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/a-little-rebellion-is-good-now-and-then/) [Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/thomas-jefferson-43_good_a-little-rebellion-is-good-now-and-then_803403.jpg) > [I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/i-hold-it-that-a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-good-thing-and-as-2/) [Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/849/thomas-jefferson-43_fitness_i-hold-it-that-a-little-rebellion-now-an_546782.jpg) > [“A little rebellion now and then is a good thing. —Thomas Jefferson, “Letter to James Madison” (1787)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raine-miller/a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-good-thing-thomas-jefferson/) [Raine Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raine-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/raine-miller-4161_good-thing_a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-goo_1200925.jpg) > [I seem to be stuck in the '60s, and my favorite music, cars, and women's fashion come from that era. And the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-heard/i-seem-to-be-stuck-in-the-60s-and-my-favorite-music-cars-and-women-s/) [Amber Heard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-heard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/amber-heard-2791_car_i-seem-to-be-stuck-in-the-60s-and-my-fav_1266632.jpg) > [All revolutions have failed? Perhaps. But rebellion for good cause is self- justifying -- a good in itself. Rebellion transforms slaves into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-abbey/all-revolutions-have-failed-perhaps-but-rebellion-for-good-cause-is/) [Edward Abbey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-abbey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/edward-abbey-254_causes_all-revolutions-have-failed-perhaps-but_75371.png) > [A little rebellion now and then is a good thing. Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. In order to flourish, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-good-thing-rebellion-to-tyrants/) [Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/thomas-jefferson-43_blood_a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-goo_295879.jpg) > [“I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/i-hold-it-that-a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-good-thing-and-as-3/) [Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c49/thomas-jefferson-43_fitness_i-hold-it-that-a-little-rebellion-now-an_3111522.jpg) > [The people of Indonesia have to learn, realize, that fighting for a better country is great and inspiring. Like those men, women,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-vltchek/the-people-of-indonesia-have-to-learn-realize-that-fighting-for-a/) [Andre Vltchek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-vltchek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/andre-vltchek-5249_children_the-people-of-indonesia-have-to-learn-re_260522.jpg) > [I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/i-hold-it-that-a-little-rebellion-now-and-then-is-a-good-thing-and-as/) [Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7b/thomas-jefferson-43_discouraging_i-hold-it-that-a-little-rebellion-now-an_263932.jpg) ## Top authors on Rebellion Good - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 6 quotes 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