As a matter of general principle, I believe that there can be no doubt that criticism in time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government. . . Too many people desire to suppress criticism simply because they think it will give some comfort to the enemy to know that […]
Dissent Quotes
Although (Bertrand) Russell suffered unpopularity in some quarters for his role as a political dissenter, he enjoyed that role immensely. There was more than a touch of exhibitionism in the riskless sit-downs of his last years when he made well-publicized gestures to “Ban the Bomb” that were as futile as they were ill-advised. I once […]
There are a lot of bleeding hearts around who just don’t like to see people with helmets and guns. All I can say is go and bleed… It is more important to keep law and order in society than to be worried about weak-kneed people… Society must take every means at its disposal to defend […]
Thought that is silenced is always rebellious… Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is always dangerous. Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions.
When you’ve written to your President, to your congressman, to your senator and nothing, nothing has come of it, you take to the streets.
Members of Congress have a duty… Ours is a Constitutional duty to continue to raise questions about policies that put America’s sons and daughters in harm’s way and to oppose those policies when we believe that they are wrong. Likewise, citizens have a duty to question and to seek answers to their concerns. At times […]
Anyone who’s called a dissident in their own society is probably an honest person. There are things an honest person ought to be objecting to. Most people won’t do it. They support them, or they join in carrying them out. There’ll always be a scattering of people who try to point them out, and tell […]
Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels – men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
