Dissenter Quotes

11 quotes by 11 authors

Doctrines like Christianity or Islam or Marxism require unanimity of belief. One dissenter casts doubt on the creed of millions. — Edward Abbey
The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself. — Archibald MacLeish
I am myself a dissenter from all known religions, and I hope that every kind of religious belief will die out. — Bertrand Russell
The chief arguments that are urged against an established religion, may be used with equal force against an established charity. The dissenter submits, that no… — Herbert Spencer
How could I be anything but a dissenter? Who wants the opinion of a group? — Saul Bellow
What counts alone is the innovator, the dissenter, the harbinger of things unheard of, the man who rejects the traditional standards and aims at substituting… — Ludwig von Mises
More truly characteristic of dissent is a dignity, an elevation, of mood and thought and phrase. Deep conviction and warm feeling are saying their last… — Benjamin Cardozo
It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born and bred a Dissenter. — William Hazlitt
If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either propagated by you or embraced… — Christopher Hitchens
Margaret the Churchwoman, her father the Dissenter, Higgins the Infidel, knelt down together. It did them no harm. — Elizabeth Gaskell
Man is certain of nothing but his ability to fail. It is the deepest faith we have, and the unbeliever- the blasphemer, the dissenter- will… — Ken Kesey

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