"Lawlessness, you see, is a man fighting against a tyranny which oppressed him when he was a child -- a tyranny which no longer exists. Since it's an irrational fight against a non-present-time threat, it's insatiable. A kid starting out by sassing his teacher, can be drawn irresistably to the point where he kills, and dies snarling at the police, unless at some point he surrenders, and admits to himself that he hasn't the guts to rebel beyond this point."

1957