William S. Burroughs Quotes

Wherever there is a man who exercises authority, there is a man who resists authority!

That which is given in submission becomes a medium of defiance.

I've never really subscribed to the theory that repression breeds rebellion. I don't think that's really true.

Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you ALIVE.

You give me electric chair. I no afraid of that chair! You're one of capitalists. You is crook man too. Put me in electric chair. I no care!

I rebelled against all form of authority, against my grandfather, my step-father, the Church, the police, the government, the bosses. Everything male that was there, and was determining my life.

Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts.

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.

I used to be a discipline problem, which caused me embarrassment until I realized that being a discipline problem in a racist society is sometimes an honor.

I spend all day figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure.

We are not rebels. Rebels defy authority and break laws at will.

I never wanted the government to feel my pain. I wanted it to feel my boot in its butt.

Revolution For the Hell of It

Force, no matter how concealed, begets resistance.

The Chiefs of the Punjab are utterly powerless and worthless. The great body of the nation is adverse to all control, and in no degree submissive to the authority of those who are professedly their rulers

If god is the root cause for our degradation destroy that god. If it is religion destroy it. If it is Manu Darma, Gita, or any other Mythology (Purana), burn them to ashes. If it is temple, tank, or festival, boycott them. Finally if it is our politics, come forward to declare it openly

'Fight Club' is great in its spirit of anti-establishment.

I just want to fight the world. Fight the system. Fight everybody.

We've always been hardcore rebels.

If you're creating a slave situation, you would almost never bring women. And if we look at Slavery for example, we look at the Greeks and the Romans, right? It was always men. They never brought any women. Because women carry the seeds of the revolution, right? And if you have the men by themselves, then you can do what the French did with the Blackfeet, which is breed them out.

The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I ain't going.

There are men put on this earth to make laws designed to break the spirits of men. There are those put here to have their spirits broken by those put here to break them. Then there are those who are here to break the laws that break the men who break the spirits of other men. I am one of those men. - Harry West

Let every fart count as a peal of thunder for liberty. Let every fart remind the nation of how much it has let pass out of its control. It is a small gesture, but one that can be very effective - especially in a large crowd. So fart, and if you must, fart often. But always fart without apology. Fart for freedom, fart for liberty - and fart proudly.

Cut word lines — Cut music lines — Smash the control images — Smash the control machine — Burn the books — Kill the priests — Kill! Kill! Kill!

Tremble, all ye oppressors of the world!