There is a principle which is a bar against all information,
which is proof against all arguments
and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance.
That principle is contempt prior to investigation.
Herbert Spencer
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance
Thomas Jefferson
"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all"
Thomas Jefferson
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light
Plato
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Mark Twain
"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act
Gilbert K. Chesterton
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home
Sir Winston Churchill
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public
TEDDY ROOSEVELT
Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.
"Laurence J. Peter"
To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
Benjamin Disraeli
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Confucius
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.
Edward R. Murrow
During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.
Howard Thurman
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