#dissent

Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime. ↗

— Jacob Bronowski

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The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual. ↗

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

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The often cruel behavior of Christians toward unbelievers and even toward dissenters among themselves is shocking evidence of the function of that image in relation to values and behavior. ↗

— Carol P. Christ

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In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

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The human rights record within China seems to rise and fall over time, but it's very clear that in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and since then, there's been a greater intolerance of dissent and the human rights record of China has been going in the wrong direction. ↗

— Gary Locke

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We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight of the difference between dissent and subversion. ↗

— Richard Perle

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It's so easy for propaganda to work, and dissent to be mocked. ↗

— Harold Pinter

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