Dissent Quotes

219 Dissent quotes by 168 unique authors

We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we limit… — David Mamet
I wish I could say that racism and prejudice were only distant memories. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy.… — Thurgood Marshall
Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. This is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, promoting,… — Albert Schweitzer
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek… — Barack Obama
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the… — Theodore Roosevelt
Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it. — Howard Zinn
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process… — Edward R. Murrow
Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive. — John F. Kennedy
If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it. — Abraham Lincoln
So instead of acknowledging applause, I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence. Which says… — Suzanne Collins
The original American patriots were those individuals brave enough to resist with force the oppressive power of King George...Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent… — Ron Paul
Entrepreneurship rests on a theory of economy and society. The theory sees change as normal and indeed as healthy. And it sees the major task… — Peter Drucker
Silence is hereby outlawed. Silence breeds independent thought, which in turn breeds dissent. — Frank Beddor
To the everlasting credit of the people of District 12, not one person claps. Not even the ones holding betting slips, the ones who are… — Suzanne Collins
But let it not be said that we did nothing. Let not those who love the power of the welfare/warfare state label the dissenters of… — Ron Paul
There are some things more important than ourselves - more important than the limits of the present, and the whims of the now. There is… — Dan Wells
It then becomes necessary to stop short and make a choice: Either/Or. Either one drifts with their absurd system of ideas, believing that this is… — Paul Goodman
Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force of… — Philip Zimbardo
Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than… — Bertrand Russell
When...did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, even to dislike it vehemently? When did reason get redescribed as unreason? When were the fairy… — Salman Rushdie
She never forgets a slight, real or imagined. She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance. And she is greedy. Greedy for power, for… — George R. R. Martin
In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects. — J. William Fulbright
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. — J. William Fulbright
Freedom is always the freedom of dissenters. — Rosa Luxemburg
The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same… — H. L. Mencken

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