Democratic Quote by John Dewey

Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.

— David Bronstein

Now and then women should do for themselves what men have already done—occasionally what men have not done—thereby establishing themselves as persons, and perhaps…

— Amelia Earhart

My only supporter and comrade-in-arms was Georg Helm, who had endeavored to formulate an energetic conception of science before me and had presented his…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

Among the droves of men with political ambitions in the United States, I found very few with that virile candor, that manly independence of…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

In the long run [censorship] will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and subservience.

— Henry Steele Commager

Responsive leaders prefer knowledge and information to be spread as widely as possible among the population, because an informed public is necessary to govern…

— Teresa Stover

We wouldn't be successful if we didn't have independent thinkers who can argue and then resolve their arguments.

— Ray Dalio

Throughout history, independent minds have carried mankind forward. Whether they identified how to make fire or manufacture tools, develop rational philosophy or create man-glorifying…

— Andrew Bernstein

“We've rigged the entire system of living in harmony with nature against ourselves. We raise our children & inculcate various "isms" into them. They…

— Mamur Mustapha

Independent thinkers are usually geniuses or idiots and at times it's hard to tell which.

— James Cook

The left are afraid of independent thinkers. They are afraid of people who are able to reason and think on their own.

— Rush Limbaugh

“Over time I’ve learned, surprisingly, that it’s tremendously hard to get teams to be super ambitious. It turns out most people haven’t been educated…

— Eric Schmidt