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title: "2 Carl Oglesby Quotes - Famous Writer"
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# Carl Oglesby

(1935–2011)   Writer

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Carl Oglesby was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Carl Oglesby

Born July 30, 1935

Died September 13, 2011

Profession Writer

## About Carl Oglesby

American political activist (1935-2011)... \| Carl Preston Oglesby Jr. was an American political activist, author, academic, and playwright. From 1965 to 1966, he served as president of the leftist student organization Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

##  Quotes by Carl Oglesby

> [“The expansionary dynamic of Western culture has been the root, the denominating constant, of modern history. The grandeur of Western liberalism, its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-oglesby/the-expansionary-dynamic-of-western-culture-has-been-the-root-the/)

[Carl Oglesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-oglesby/)

[History](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/history/)

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> [“It isn't the rebels who cause the troubles of the world, it's the troubles that cause the rebels.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-oglesby/it-isn-t-the-rebels-who-cause-the-troubles-of-the-world-it-s-the/)

[Carl Oglesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-oglesby/)

[Rebels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rebels/)

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