Quotes About Dissent

They had to take a page from ACT UP, the Weather Underground, the United Freedom Front, and shake these corrupt institutions to their very foundations.

But—we must ask today—why then did no one listen to Overbeck?

Men are joined by conviction, sundered by opinion.

I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason.

The man who says, 'my country right or wrong' is like the man who says, 'my mother drunk or sober'

Repent, Harlequin," said the Ticktock Man. "Get stuffed," the Harlequin replied.

Too many heroes stepping on too many toes, too many yes-men nodding when they really mean no.

There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.

Blind faith in bad leaders is not patriotism.

The highest form of patriotism is dissent.

Patriotism does not mean giving blind loyalty and a blank check to George W. Bush.

This is an amazing country, for all of its faults. My feeling is, dig in and let's try to change the world. Dissent is not only your right, it's your duty.

You need people with the courage to stand up and voice their opposition without being labeled unpatriotic.

To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong, " and urge on the little war. Have you not perceived that that phrase is an insult to the nation?

Original philosophy is always "deviant" or even subversive.

To some people independent though is heresy and critical thought blasphemy

That's the one issue can't discuss.You can discuss abortion back and forth, discuss gun control back and forth. But you can't have a dissenting opinion in America (politics) on Israel.

Revolutions are always verbose.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why. But demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high.

Revolution is the opium of the intellectuals.

The duty of an Opposition is to oppose.

Heresy makes for progress.

Democratic dissent is not disloyalty, it is a positive civic duty.