Respect for Dissent Quotes

… the most powerful party must happily accept and hear the opinions of the weakest

Shame! Shame on this House! A civilized society does not stifle opposition. It meets it.

I am a man who perceives life in a certain way, a man who rejects things that defecate on humankind, who rejects anything that will not give people room for dissent.

I am a living example of PM Modi's tolerance... he forgave me though I publicly attacked him.

If the leadership can't win a debate, then we should show true leadership and implement the democratic will of our party.

Liberals shouldn't cede the responsibility to defend free speech on college campuses to conservatives. After all, without free speech, what's liberalism about?

My hope is that the Chinese government will come to realise that it is futile to repress free speech, and that contrary to what they believe a regime's strength rests not its suppression of a plurality of opinions and ideas, but in its capacity and willingness to encourage them.

We see political leaders replacing moral imperatives with a Southern strategy. We have seen all too clearly that there are men-now in power in this country-who do not respect dissent, who cannot cope with turmoil, and who believe that the people of America are ready to support repression as long as it is done with a quiet voice and a business suit. And it is up to us to prove that they are wrong.