Constitution Quote by Noam Chomsky

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within…

— Noam Chomsky

I have always tried to be obedient regarding important matters like not being scalded to death by burning oil, but when public opinion takes…

— Barbara Dana

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 see the necessity of sacrificing our opinions sometimes to the opinions of others for the sake of harmony.

— Thomas Jefferson

Treat with utmost respect your power of forming opinions, for this power alone guards you against making assumptions that are contrary to nature and…

— Marcus Aurelius

“We are not the passive victim of others' opinions. Their opinions are powerless until we validate them.”

— John Ortberg

An opinion which excites no opposition at all is not worth having!

— Marie Corelli

“But the disposition to disagree, to reject and to dissent - however irritating it may be when taken to extremes - is the very…

— Tony Judt

Dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong. So instead of speaking to highly agreeable audiences, target suggestions to people with a history of…

— Adam Grant

Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard.

— Anonymous

We are sensible of the duty and expediency of submitting our opinions to the will of the majority, and can wait with patience till…

— Thomas Jefferson

We must learn to outgrow our egos in exchange for constructive dialogue rather than debate. In addition, we must be capable of stating problems…

— Jacque Fresco