This originates from the American Confederacy (C.S.A) during the war of northern aggression (the Civil War). It was originally phrased as "WHEN TYRANNY BECOMES LAW, REBELLION BECOMES DUTY".
Benjamin Franklin
Ghandi
Sheikh Said rebellion happened in 1925-02.
King George III said this.
They become nails upon them because it makes the guilt or remorse for the injustice greater on their conscience.
Benjamin Franklin
Martin Luther King Jr said, "Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood". This was from his famous "I have a Dream" speech.
The Grinch in the 2000 version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson.
it's said to contract.
If you do not stand up for injustice then you are in a sense agreeing with it because you have said nothing. Words are very important and have a lot of power. Everything in creation came about by the spoken Word of God. Sometimes by speaking up against injustice you can stop it from becoming tolerated or the norm in society.