“If the majority view, whether in government or in the scientific establishment, is wrong, toleration of dissent increases the odds that their… — Angus Menuge Copy Share Image
I disagree with the Supreme Court's decision and I agree with the dissent. What the court did not do on its last… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
An effort to declare the ban on contraception ‘infallible’ would have the immediate effect of focusing Catholic dissent on the doctrine of… — Rosemary Radford Ruether Copy Share Image
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
Protection, therefore, against the tyranny of the magistrate is not enough; there needs protection against the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Our politicians have sacrificed their principles on the altar of special interests; our corporate leaders have sacrificed their integrity on the altar… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
There are people who've said that I'm being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption... With all due respect,… — Anne Hathaway Copy Share Image
“Our freedoms are vanishing. If you do not get active to take a stand now against all that is wrong while we… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
The mission of the Gestapo expanded steadily as from 1933 onward, "political criminality" was given a much broader definition than ever before… — Sheila Fitzpatrick 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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
These economic royalists complain that we seek to overthrow the institutions of America. What they really complain of is that we seek… — Franklin D. 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
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
He who dictates and formulates the words and phrases we use, he who is master of the press and radio, is master… — Joost Meerloo Copy Share Image
“God remains silent so that men and women may speak, protest, and struggle. God remains silent so that people may really become… — Elsa Tamez Copy Share Image
Procedure is the bone structure of a democratic society. Our scheme of law affords great latitude for dissent and opposition. It compels… — Abe Fortas Copy Share Image
Parliament is for discussion. Parliament is to show dissent. Parliament is to give an argument for one's opposition, to present an argument… — Narendra Modi 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
It is easy and dismally enervating to think of opposition as merely perverse or actually evil -- far more invigorating to see… — Jill Tweedie Copy Share Image
To allow the policy question of same-sex marriage to be considered and resolved by a select, patrician, highly unrepresentative panel of nine… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
Trump was so different - in a bad way - that I thought the best thing I could do was to resist… — Ted Lieu Copy Share Image
The Constitution contains no 'dignity' Clause, and even if it did, the government would be incapable of bestowing dignity. ... Slaves did… — Clarence Thomas Copy Share Image
There is one tradition in America I am proud to inherit. It is our first freedom and the truest expression of our… — Natalie Merchant 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
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
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
There's definitely some sort of dissent brewing between record labels, publishing companies and artists [about the compensation they get from streaming services]… — Sean Parker 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