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No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat
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"No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat"

- Lawrence Durrell

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This quote by Lawrence Durrell recommends that when someone rebels against the status quo, they can become so entrenched in their very own ideas that they come to be oppressive and tyrannical. This is due to the fact that when somebody rebels, they are commonly trying to create a new system that they believe is much better than the existing one. Nevertheless, if they end up being too concentrated on their very own ideas, they can end up being so rigid as well as inflexible that they end up being oppressive as well as tyrannical. This is since they are so focused on their very own ideas that they hesitate to think about any other viewpoints. This quote works as an advising to those that are rebelling versus the status to be careful not to come to be too entrenched in their very own ideas, as it can cause them becoming oppressive and also dictatorial.

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Lawrence Durrell between January 27, 1912 and November 7, 1990. She was a famous Writer from United Kingdom. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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