Well, dissent is the tradition in America, and I've been on the side of dissent a good bit of my career, particularly… — Lloyd Doggett Copy Share Image
“Let your dissent fuel you, your anger inspire you, your rage convey you, and your fury strike a chilling fear onto the… — Evan Meekins Copy Share Image
So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to… — Jim Hightower Copy Share Image
Nations need to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and India's tradition of dissent and democratic debate is a positive aspect. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter Copy Share Image
...when two opposite points of view are expressed with equal intensity, the truth does not necessarily lie exactly halfway between them. It… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
The religion most prevalent in our northern colonies is a refinement on the principles of resistance: it is the dissidence of dissent,… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
And here and now we must insist again that fidelity, honor, and love of country demand untrammeled debate and open dissent. At… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The human rights record within China seems to rise and fall over time, but it's very clear that in the run up… — Gary Locke Copy Share Image
One must be wary of the view that these loose and diverse coalitions represent a new form of globalized participatory democracy. The… — Sylvia Ostry Copy Share Image
More truly characteristic of dissent is a dignity, an elevation, of mood and thought and phrase. Deep conviction and warm feeling are… — Benjamin Cardozo Copy Share Image
A good argument diluted to avoid criticism is not nearly as good as the undiluted argument, because we best arrive at truth… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
“But the disposition to disagree, to reject and to dissent - however irritating it may be when taken to extremes - is… — Tony Judt Copy Share Image
The left’s idea of “science” is that we should all be riding bicycles and using the Clivus Multrum composting latrines instead of… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
“Informed and rationally articulated dissent contributes to growth of ideas. Uniformed dissent, expressed through lung power, is a sign of insecurity. Countering… — R. N. Prasher Copy Share Image
I am more than ever convinced of the dangers to which the free and unbiased exercise of political opinion - the only… — Martin Van Buren Copy Share Image
To respect Louis Farrakhan, we must understand, is simply to agree with him... If dissent is now also to be thought of… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech, the right to dissent, the right to protest, that is what America is about. And politically every leader in… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Under all the usual rules of interpretation, in short, the Government should lose this case. But normal rules of interpretation seem always… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
And only the very courageous will be able to keep alive the spirit of individualism and dissent which gave birth to this… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence… — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
It's beyond me how anybody can look at these protestors and call them anything other than what they are: anti-American, anticapitalist, pro-Marxist… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Freedom of expression is tested during times of anger and conflict and enables all opinions and outraged expressions of dissent that we… — Yair Lapid Copy Share Image
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
I tell young teachers who are determined to dissent from some of the Draconian aspects of the current orthodoxy that the best… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
Dissent and dissenters have no monopoly on freedom. They must tolerate opposition. They must accept dissent from their dissent. — Abe Fortas Copy Share Image
Institutionalizing dissent in our agencies moves us toward a healthier democracy and helps fulfill our founders' vision. — Neal Katyal Copy Share Image
“There is a need today for what I call prophetic simplicity. We need voices of dissent that point to another way, creative… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily… — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. This is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
“That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are some things more important than ourselves - more important than the limits of the present, and the whims of the… — Dan Wells Copy Share Image
You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we've turned, I think, a very dark… — Michael Steele Copy Share Image
Radical views that are outside the mainstream generally (but not always) are more reliable than the dominant view because they are more… — Michael Pare Copy Share Image
When misfortunes happen to such as dissent from us in matters of religion, we call them judgments; when to those of our… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
It was natural and perhaps human that the privileged princes of these new economic dynasties, thirsting for power, reached out for control… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Unlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience as a… — Warren G. Bennis Copy Share Image
During President George W. Bush's two terms, you couldn't drive far without seeing a particular bumper sticker: Dissent is the highest form… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
Real unity tolerates dissent and rejoices in variety of outlook and tradition, recognizes that it is man's destiny to unite and not… — Northrop Frye Copy Share Image
