Dissent Quotes

"A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill."

Robert A. Heinlein

“America must get to work. In the chilled climate in which we live, we must go against the prevailing winds. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred, and the mistrust.”

“Power, not reason, is the new currency of this Court's decision-making.”

"Dissents speak to a future age."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

"In a democracy dissent is an act of faith."

J. William Fulbright

"The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute."

J. William Fulbright

"Dissent is the safety valve of democracy."

D. Y. Chandrachud