Every valuable human being must be a radical and a rebel, for what he must aim at is to make things better than they are.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Progress requires individuals who challenge existing norms to improve conditions.
- In plain terms
- Good people break rules to make things better.
- What can you take from it?
- Challenge the status quo to improve society.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who rebels for the greater good?
- Is comfort safer than change?
Another view
Not all rebellion leads to positive outcomes.
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