When you would suffocate or ignore dissent, remember how…

America was born of revolt, flourished in dissent, became great through experimentation.

— Henry Steele Commager

In sum, the Court's conclusion that a constitutionally adequate recount is impractical is a prophecy the Court's own judgment will not allow to be…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“That there must be heresies is true, not onely in our Church, but also in any other; even in Doctrines hereticall there will be…

— Thomas Browne

The intolerant man will not rely on persuasion, or on the worth of the idea. He would deny to others the very freedom of…

— Robert Kennedy

“Protection, therefore, against tyranny of the magistrate is not enough: there needs protection also against the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling; against…

— John Stuart Mill

In religion, it is not the sycophants or those who cling most faithfully to the status quo who are ultimately praised. It is the…

— Rollo May

“I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh…

— William Lloyd Garrison

Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force…

— Anonymous

In America, you can segregate the people, but the problems will travel. From slavery to equal rights, from state suppression of dissent to crime,…

— June Jordan

It is dissent from government policies which defines the true Patriot

— Ron Paul

The original crime of niggers and lesbians is that they prefer themselves.

— Alice Walker

I find myself frequently placed where I dare give neither assent nor dissent to propositions that are submitted to me; for there is danger…

— Ellen G. White

Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the…

— William Faulkner

If you want to live a meaningfully better life, you're going to have to make the dangerous choice to dissent. A life lived meaningfully…

— Umair Haque

Lonely dissent doesn't feel like going to school dressed in black. It feels like going to school wearing a clown suit.

— Eliezer Yudkowsky