Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man. Jacob Bronowski
Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime. Jacob Bronowski
The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself. Archibald MacLeish
May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. Dwight D Eisenhower
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. Thomas Jefferson
Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent rather than passive agreement; for if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter. Bertrand Russell
A dissenting minority feels free only when it can impose its will on the majority: what it abominates most is the dissent of the majority. Eric Hoffer
The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual. Friedrich Durrenmatt
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. Ed Murrow