Saint Augustine Quotes
We did it just because it was forbidden.
Context
This statement referred to a boyhood activity of taking pears from trees owned by others.
Topics
Authority
Lawmaking, Legislating, Legislative Process
Resistance
Revolution, Rebellions, Revolutionaries, Rebels
Rule Breaking
Subjugation
Youth
Controversy
Defiance
Disobedience
Forbidden Fruit
Nonconformity
Subversion
Taboo
Just Because
Transgression
Legislating & Legislative Process
Rebellion
Forbidden Act
Citations
Saint Augustine, 354-430, Bishop of Hippo, Christian Church Father & Philosopher, Confessions, 398
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Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian, philosopher, and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings influenced the development of Western philosophy and Western Christianity, and he is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers of the Latin Church in the Patristic Period. His many important works include The City of God, On Christian Doctrine, and Confessions.