We live in a country where we're supposed to have freedom of the press and religious freedom, but I think to some… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day. — Charles Evans Hughes Copy Share Image
“And then they started deleting the protest reviews. That was my line. When they started to stamp out dissent, actually to make… — G.R. Reader Copy Share Image
Some of our newspapers and magazines are more concerned with the welfare of their advertisers than they are with the dissemination of… — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
Societies without a reservoir of people who don't follow the rules lack an important mechanism for societal evolution. Vibrant societies need a… — Bruce Schneier Copy Share Image
Reading the [The Verso Book of Dissent] is like encountering the best version of our angry selves. — Jonathan Messinger Copy Share Image
This is an amazing country, for all of its faults. My feeling is, dig in and let's try to change the world.… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
The humanities teach us the value, even for business, of criticism and dissent. When there's a culture of going along to get… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
To oppose the policies of a government does not mean you are against the country or the people that the government supposedly… — Michael Parenti 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
There are men - now in power in this country - who do not respect dissent, who cannot cope with turmoil, and… — John Lindsay 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
We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
It's much easier to make jokes about sensitive issues if there is some dissent, some conflict. — Mo Rocca Copy Share Image
The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
Our politics are being hijacked by a comparatively small number of people who seek to dominate the debate by screaming the loudest.… — John Avlon 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
Our media, which is like a planetary nervous system, are far more sensitive to breakdowns than to breakthroughs. They filter out our… — Barbara Marx Hubbard Copy Share Image
Others -- as most legislators, politicians, lawyers, ministers, and office-holders -- serve the state chiefly with their heads; and, as they rarely… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Leading fosters a working atmosphere that stimulates an open exchange of ideas and fosters dissent. People should show a genuine concern for… — Marvin Bower Copy Share Image
Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
What does it mean to truly believe in America? To wave a flag? Or to struggle toward a more searching alternative to… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
History shows that the mere existence of a mass surveillance apparatus, regardless of how it is used, is in itself sufficient to… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the country’s dissidents and… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
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