One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time. Robert F Kennedy
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike. Alexander Hamilton
Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity. Sigmund Freud
Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution. George Eliot
No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition. Benjamin Disraeli
Men are strong only so long as they represent a strong idea. They become powerless when they oppose it. Sigmund Freud
To oppose something is to maintain it. Ursula K Le Guin