Alive Quote by Madeleine M. Kunin

The right to agree with others is not a problem in any society; it is the right to disagree that is crucial. It is…

— Ayn Rand

We must protect the right of our opponents to speak because we must hear what they have to say.

— Walter Lippmann

While we will always have vehement disagreements on important issues, we can disagree better. We have to. The stability of our society and our…

— Mike Johnson

Unfortunately civility is hard to codify or legislate, but you know it when you see it. It's possible to disagree without being disagreeable.

— Sandra Day O'Connor

We have a choice: to spend a lot of time fighting for what we know is right, or to just accept what we know…

— Susan Polis Schutz

What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't…

— Dick Gephardt

“As my father once explained to me, our “rights” are only as strong as the democracy that protects them. Because we are a people’s…

— George Takei

One only "right" we have to assert in common with mankind--and that is as much in our hands as theirs--is the right of having…

— Dinah Maria Murlock Craik

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

“It is not that difficult to understand and differentiate between our said rights and our assumption that we solely own them. (...) Your right…

— Claudys Kantara

Agreement is made more precious by disagreement.

— Publilius Syrus

Nobody will ever agree with everything everyone says, especially once an issue or speaker becomes politically charged. But as tolerant and civilized Americans, we…

— Pete Hoekstra