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Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

 

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The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself

 

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Barbara Ehrenreich:
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

 

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Talent ... is most likely to be found among non-conformists, dissenters, and rebels.

 

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We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.

 

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No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices. (about Senator Joseph McCarthy's accusations about Communism in the American government)

 

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The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.

 

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It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government. But is this a reason to do nothing? Despair is nor an answer. Neither is resignation. Resignation only leads to indifference, which is not merely a sin but a punishment

 

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The beginning of thought is in disagreement -- not only with others but also with ourselves.

 

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I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. (paraphrasing Voltaire)

 

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You've got to rattle your cage door. You've got to let them know that you're in there, and that you want out. Make noise. Cause trouble. You may not win right away, but you'll sure have a lot more fun.

 

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In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

 

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Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.

 

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In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

 

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Nothing is complete and thus nothing is exempt from criticism.

 

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Without debate, without

 

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live in a country where we're supposed to have freedom of the press and religious freedom, but I think to some degree, there's a sense of fear in America today, that if you say the wrong thing, what some people will consider what is wrong, if you step out of line, if you dissent, whether you be an entertainer, that somehow and some way this government or the forces to be will come down on you.

 

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Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted.

 

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Non-cooperation is a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for the opposite views.

 

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The people cannot be all, and always well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented in proportion to the importance of the facts they misconceive.