Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily dangerous. Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions. — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
The notion that the church, the press, and the universities should serve the state is essentially a Communist notion. In a free society these institutions must be wholly free - which is to say that their function is to serve… — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
Character assassination is at once easier and surer than physical assault; and it involves far less risk for the assassin. It leaves him free… — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
The notion that the church, the press, and the universities should serve the state is essentially a Communist notion. In a free society these… — Alan Barth 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 dangerous. Criticism… — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
Tolerance of diversity is imperative, because without it, life would lose its savor. Progress in the arts, in the sciences, in the patterns of… — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions. — Alan Barth Copy Share Image
