Antidote Quote by Alan Barth

Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions.

— Alan Barth

Thought that is silenced is always rebellious.

— Alan Barth

When political leaders fail to denounce anti-Semitic violence and slurs, the void is not only demoralizing to the victims, but silence actually enables the…

— Chris Smith

It is not difficult to deprive the great majority of independent thought. But the minority who will retain an inclination to criticize must also…

— Friedrich August von Hayek

Mere unorthodoxy or dissent from the prevailing mores is not to be condemned. The absence of such voices would be a symptom of grave…

— Earl Warren

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

— Charles Mackay

More truly characteristic of dissent is a dignity, an elevation, of mood and thought and phrase. Deep conviction and warm feeling are saying their…

— Benjamin Cardozo

Silence can be intimidating, sometimes provocative, sometimes a form of resistance because it dislocates.

— Elia Suleiman

“The simplest way to silence your critics as a leader is to do what they claim you can’t do. However, be careful they don’t…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“Silence is what allows people to suffer without recourse, what allows hypocrisies and lies to grow and flourish, crimes to go unpunished. If our…

— Rebecca Solnit

...Negroes must concern themselves with every single means of struggle: legal, illegal, passive, active, violent and non- violent.... They must harass, debate, petition, boycott,…

— Lorraine Hansberry

“Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when…

— Eli Weisel