Democracy Quote by Tony Judt

“Democracy thrived on a clash of ideas, a tolerance of viewpoints, and robust debate.”

— Steve Berry

“If you can bring dissent and disagreement to a common understanding of what the decision is all about, you create unity in action, and…

— Joseph A. Maciariello

When an opinion has taken root in a democracy and established itself in the minds of the majority, it afterward persists by itself, needing…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

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 live in a time that demands a discourse of both critique and possibility, one that recognizes that without an informed citizenry, collective struggle,…

— Henry A. Giroux

Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.

— Harry Belafonte

“The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“It occurred to the man that the biggest problem with this staid world was the overwhelming demand for conformity. Everything was so eerily definitive:…

— Django Wylie

“You can't accommodate a hundred different opinions, and you can't ignore them. All you can do is provide people with the illusion that they…

— Scott Adams

“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

“Disagreement is part of being a person who has choices. One of those choices is to respect others and engage in intelligent conversation about…

— Ben Carson

“First, our communities expose us to disproportionate support for our own ideas. Second, they shield us from the disagreement of outsiders. Third, they cause…

— Kathryn Schulz