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“There seems no reason why patriotism and narrowness should go together, or why intellectual fair mindedness should be confounded with political trimming, or why…

— Herman Melville

“I did not hesitate to tell them that I not only had the authority of facts, but that it was my conviction that our…

— F. Sionil José

“In a Party member, on the other hand, not even the smallest deviation of opinion on the most unimportant subject can be tolerated.”

— George Orwell

“When in doubt, always act on the assumption that people are more honorable than you have any solid reason for supposing they are.”

— Aldous Huxley

“I believe that on such an issue as this no one is or can be completely truthful. It is difficult to be certain about…

— George Orwell

“It takes a lot of commitment to sit on a committee. Only the most courageous could boldly command all that power, yet remain detached…

— Jarod Kintz

“You were satisfied to serve the power of your nation and we dreamed of giving ours her truth. It was enough for you to…

— Albert Camus

“It may be necessary to make compromises in everyday politics, but we cannot compromise with our conscience.”

— Ludwig Erhard

“Sometimes there must be someone who says something nobody else does on something the majority agrees but stays silent not to put a target…

— Thomas Vato

“Politics is all about showing you have integrity—and hiding the fact that you really don’t have any.”

— Jarod Kintz

“the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence. Which says we do not agree. We do not condone. All of this is wrong.”

— Suzanne Collins

“I am unacquainted with a more deplorable spectacle than that of a people unable either to defend or to maintain its independence.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville