Dissent is difficult. It can constitute a real dilemma for the person who disagrees. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
“In a democratic system, the medium of dialogue is the best medium for not allowing the debate to become a dispute.” — Ramnath Kovind Copy Share Image
Let no one tell me that silence gives consent, because whoever is silent dissents. — Maria Isabel Barreno Copy Share Image
Decision has greater virtue and force if taken after there has been eloquent dissent. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Silence - not dissent - is the one answer that leaders should refuse to accept. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Tolerance of dissent is the hallmark of a mature party, and it is well past time for the Republican Party to grow… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Comedy as dissent or any art form as dissent is going to be our last safety valve. — Varun Grover Copy Share Image
Continue to express your dissent and your needs, but remember to remain civilized, for you will sorely miss civilization if it is… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle dissent, or to intimidate and harass political opponents at home. The… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What distinguishes exemplary boards is that they are robust, effective social systems . . .The highest performing companies have extremely contentious boards… — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
This is America. Dissenting voices will continue to voice their dissent. Because they've read the operating instructions for the United States of… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
In addition to removing our democratically elected government, Israel wants to sow dissent among Palestinians by claiming that there is a serious… — Ismail Haniyeh Copy Share Image
Liberation movements - operating surreptitiously and conspiratorially - thrive on discipline and suspicion, and punish deviation or dissent. — Bill Keller Copy Share Image
Though dissenters seem to question everything in sight, they are actually bundles of dusty answers and never conceived a new question. What… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
You either 'get it' or you don't. Worrying about dissent only waters the product down; I'm a hard taskmaster, I take my… — Liza Tarbuck Copy Share Image
Throughout the lead-up to the war, CNN worked hard to air all sides of the story. We had a regular segment called… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
...Americans...automatically equate dissension with disloyalty. They view any criticism of our existing social, economic, and political forms, as sedition and subversion. ...("… — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
Perhaps no man is an island, but every man and woman is a nation unto herself. I actually had to look up… — Sabina Murray Copy Share Image
The truth is that a vast restructuring of our society is needed if remedies are to become available to the average person.… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
...Sean Penn claimed to be 'serv[ing] the country' by giving aid and comfort to an enemy about to be attacked by the… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
It then becomes necessary to stop short and make a choice: Either/Or. Either one drifts with their absurd system of ideas, believing… — Paul Goodman Copy Share Image
The fact that there are singer-songwriters dealing with substantive issues is encouraging. It's important for young people to perceive that there are… — Mary Travers Copy Share Image
No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition. It reduces their supporters to that tractable number which can be managed… — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
“Under the system of centralized control without constitutional checks and balances, the war spirit identifies dissent with treason, the pursuit of private… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In America, religious dissent is as vital as it is elusive. Like the secretions of the pituitary, the juices of dissent are… — Edwin Gaustad Copy Share Image
Free thought means fearless thought. It is not deterred by legal penalties, nor by spiritual consequences. Dissent from the Bible does not… — George Holyoake Copy Share Image
Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you dig down, people are pretty progressive, by and large. I guess, I've said it many times - that a lot… — Tom Harkin Copy Share Image
“Struggles to coerce uniformity of sentiment in support of some end thought essential to their time and country have been waged by… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
“Very often the test of one's allegiance to a cause or to a people is precisely the willingness to stay the course… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Since the time of the ancient Greeks a democracy has depended on its philosophers and creative artists. It can only flourish by… — Uta Hagen Copy Share Image
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Passionate dissent from the will of the multitude should be respected, not derided. — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Science exists, moreover, only as a journey toward troth. Stifle dissent and you end that journey. — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share Image
When you would suffocate or ignore dissent, remember how many times you dissented. — Fausto Cercignani Copy Share Image
Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow. — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent. — Jim Leach Copy Share Image
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