I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men. |
I think we Americans tend to put too high a price on unanimity, as if there were something dangerous and illegitimate about honest differences of opinion honestly expressed by honest men. |
In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects. |
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. |
In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. |
In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine. |
It's the one activity that gives me some hope that the human race won't commit suicide, though I still wouldn't count on it. |
The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements. I had no idea until then that you could not rely on [them]. |
The exchange program is the thing that reconciles me to all the difficulties of political life. |
The junior senator from Wisconsin, by his reckless charges, has so preyed upon the fears and hatreds and prejudices of the American people that he has started a prairie fire which neither he nor anyone else may be able to control. |
There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues. |
There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues. |
To be a statesman, you must first get elected. |
We have the power to do any damn fool thing we want to do, and we seem to do it about every ten minutes. |
We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think a |