William Shakespeare on Rebellion

William Shakespeare, King John (1598), Act V, scene 4, line 11.

Michael Corleone as interpreted by Al Pacino and Hyman Roth as interpreted by Lee Strasberg in The Godfather Part II, (1974) screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo

Wikiquote: "Rebellion" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations:
Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 659., Dialogue:
Michael Corleone: I saw an interesting thing today. A rebel was being arrested, and rather than be taken alive, he pulled the pin on a grenade he had hidden in his jacket. He killed himself and the captain of the command.


Guest: Ah, the rebels are lunatics!


Michael Corleone: Maybe. But it occurred to me, the soldiers are paid to fight. The rebels aren't.


Hyman Roth: What does that tell you?


Michael Corleone: They can win.)

William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part I (c. 1597), Act V, scene 5, line 41.

Wikiquote: "Rebellion" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations:
Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 659.)