Forge Quote by Martin O'Malley

Consensus is something you have if you cannot have agreement.

— Forbes Burnham

Public opinion is a mysterious and invisible power, to which everything must yield. There is nothing more fickle, more vague, or more powerful; yet…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.

— Winston Churchill

“Consensus is horrible. I mean, if everyone really agrees on something and consensus comes about quickly and naturally, well that’s terrific. But that isn’t…

— Jossey-Bass

You've got to ensure that the holders of an opinion, however unpopular, are allowed to put across their points of view.

— Betty Boothroyd

I don't think consensus-building politics is what I'm meant to be doing.

— Christopher Hitchens

Don't be swayed just because they say it's public opinion. Remember, public opinion is simple what everybody else thinks

— Anonymous

public opinion, the sum of private opinions, does matter, can matter often for good.

— Sybille Bedford

Nowadays public opinion is not the sum of private opinions. On the contrary, private opinions are an echo of public opinion

— Nicolas Gomez Davila

Public opinion is the greatest force for good, when it happens to be on our side

— William Gilmore Simms

What we call public opinion is generally public sentiment.

— Benjamin Disraeli

While public opinion might sway back and forth, right and wrong do not.

— Andy Andrews