Philosophy Quote by Holly Estil Cunningham

“In frank expression of conflicting opinion lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action; and in suppression lies ordinarily the greatest peril.”

— Louis Brandeis

“Once the tyranny of literalness is rejected, all relevant considerations for giving a rational content to the words become operative.”

— Justice Frankfurter

“The duty imposed on intellect by Life is not to suppress, but purify emotions.”

— Raheel Farooq

“Denying or repressing strong emotions doesn't eliminate them. Instead, they get displaced or stored up.”

— Susan Forward

“Emotions make us human. Denying them makes us beasts.”

— Victoria Klein

“Fear cannot capture us, criticism cannot harm us, and pride cannot make us fall.”

— Donna Goddard

“...if Men are to be precluded from offering their Sentiments on a matter, which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences, that can…

— George Washington

“Out of all human emotions, none is more primitive, and has a longer lasting effect on the body, than hatred.”

— Kei Ohishi

“It requires far more strength to experience emotion than to suppress it.”

— Wendy Walker

“And in every instance, the motive is the same: suppressing dissent and mandating compliance.”

— Glenn Greenwald

“To deny a concept is not to embrace its opposite.”

— Steve Hagen

“Emperors uphold censorship, But extreme repression leads to extreme reaction. Individualists believe in freedom, But extreme expression leads to extreme reaction.”

— Ming-Dao Deng