Danger Quote by James Madison

The passions, therefore, not the reason, of the public would sit in judgment. But it is the reason, alone, of the public, that ought…

— James Madison

The urgent consideration of the public safety may undoubtedly authorize the violation of every positive law. How far that or any other consideration may…

— Edward Gibbon

The greatest danger in any argument is that real issues often clouded by superficial ones, that momentary passions may obscure permanent realities.

— Mary Ellen Chase

In general, a little controversy isn't harmful: if anything, it gets people interested.

— Charles Stross

The vested interests-if we explain the situation by their influence-can only get the public to act as they wish by manipulating public opinion, by…

— Norman Angell

I think that any person who is commenting on public affairs is entitled to point out those dangers.

— Malcolm Muggeridge

Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that takes place…

— Stephen Breyer

Calm and order can be just as dangerous to democracy as uneasiness and disorder.

— Hildegard Hamm-Brucher

“I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the people. Nothing but the very sternest necessity can ever…

— Abraham Lincoln

I think it's dangerous to make a decision based on where one thinks the public may or may not be. Aside from the fact…

— Ajit Pai

More frightening to me than any policy or politician is the ease with which the public is played for fools with words. The latest…

— Thomas Sowell

The danger is in pleasing an immediate public: the immediate public that comes around you and takes you in and accepts you and gives…

— Marcel Duchamp