It leaves him free to commit the same deed over and over again, and may, indeed, win him the honors of a hero in the country of his victims.
ALAN BARTH
In a free society these institutions must be wholly free – which is to say that their function is to serve as checks upon the state.
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It leaves him free to commit the same deed over and over again, and may, indeed, win him the honors of a hero in the country of his victims.
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Tolerance of diversity is imperative, because without it, life would lose its savor.
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News is only the first rough draft of history.
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Progress in the arts, in the sciences, in the patterns of social adjustment springs from diversity and depends upon a tolerance of individual deviations from conventional ways and attitudes.
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Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions.
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The notion that the church, the press, and the universities should serve the state is essentially a Communist notion.
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Loyalty in a free society depends upon the toleration of disloyalty.
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Thought that is silenced is always rebellious.
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Thought that is silenced is always rebellious.
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Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily dangerous.
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In a free society these institutions must be wholly free – which is to say that their function is to serve as checks upon the state.
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Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions.
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Character assassination is at once easier and surer than physical assault; and it involves far less risk for the assassin.
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