Ken Wilber Quotes

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is the history of resistance.

Protests are the very essence of America! It is a country founded in protest.

Our founding fathers declared independence from Great Britain because they were dissatisfied with the laws and policies that they believed abridged their freedoms. Had they taken the stance that many want our professional athletes to take - to just shut up and honor your country no matter what - we would be living in British colonies.

I think Hong Kong people's struggle for democracy is similar to David versus Goliath. But this struggle is not just about me.

The only thing worth globalizing is dissent.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I don't really want to hang out with politicians.

We must learn, and especially we Germans, that resistance is not only possible and allowed in dictatorships. There is resistance that man must perform every day.

The aim of my life is the overthrow of monarchy.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.

As soon as liberty is complete it dies in anarchy.

When liberty returns, I will return.

Challenging leaders is as American as it gets.

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.

When I was fifteen, I used to run around reading 'Adbusters' and dumpster diving, trying to find ways to make the U.S. government unwind into chaos through hardcore punk and metal.

I just don't believe that when people are being unjustly oppressed that they should let someone else set rules for them by which they can come out from under that oppression.

Democracy, obviously, is something we don't want to give up, but it does create chaos. It means the guy next door can do what he wants, and it creates a collision of thinking. In cities, that means people build whatever they want.

During President George W. Bush's two terms, you couldn't drive far without seeing a particular bumper sticker: 'Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.'

If you are living in a free society then use the freedom. What good is freedom if you do not use it.

As soon as control eases, there is chaos. [Yi fang, jiu luan.]

Loyalty ... is a realization that America was born of revolt, flourished in dissent.