Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Quote by Hubert H Humphrey

Topics: Dissent Quotes

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose...

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose...

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name...

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name...

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from...

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from...

We cannot use a double standard for measuring our own and other people's policies. Our...

We cannot use a double standard for measuring our own and other people's policies. Our...

There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law...

There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had...

Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had...

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out...

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out...

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who,...

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who,...

We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.

We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.

We are in danger of making our cities places where business goes on but where...

We are in danger of making our cities places where business goes on but where...

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more...

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more...

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a...

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a...

Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also...

Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also...

For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the power...

For the first time in the history of mankind, one generation literally has the power...