"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. [Misattributed]" — Thomas Jefferson

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• A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. — Edward Abbey
• The real truth is, I just want to keep the voice of dissent alive in all of our elections. I… — Roseanne Barr
• Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime. — Jacob Bronowski
• Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in… — Jacob Bronowski
• Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities… — Alan Barth
• I am a man who perceives life in a certain way, a man who rejects things that defecate on humankind,… — Harry Belafonte
• I could never divide myself from any man upon the difference of an opinion, or be angry with his judgment… — Thomas Browne
• That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible… — Learned Hand
• There are people who've said that I'm being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption... With all… — Anne Hathaway
• Unlike top management at Enron, exemplary leaders reward dissent. They encourage it. They understand that, whatever momentary discomfort they experience… — Warren G. Bennis
• America was born of revolt, flourished on dissent, became great through experimentation. — Henry Steele Commager
• [The] erroneous assumption is to the effect that the aim of public education is to fill the young of the… — H. L. Mencken

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