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Quote by Eric Hoffer
The beginning of thought is in disagreement -- not only with other

The beginning of thought is in disagreement — not only with others but also with ourselves. – Eric Hoffer

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It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men. – Eric Hoffer

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power
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Eric Hoffer
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When cowardice is made respectable, its followers are without number both from among the weak and the strong; it easily becomes a fashion. – Eric Hoffer

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Cowardice/Weakness
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Assent — and you are sane — , demur — youre straightway dangerous — , and handled with a Chain — . – Emily Dickinson

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Dissent

May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. – Dwight D Eisenhower

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Dissent

Wild intelligence abhors any narrow world; and the world of women must stay narrow, or the woman is an outlaw. No woman could be Nietzsche or Rimbaud without ending up in a whorehouse or lobotomized. – Andrea Dworkin

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If we confuse dissent with disloyalty – Edward R. Murrow

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Dissent

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A good maxim is never out of season. – English Proverb

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In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people. – Judy Garland

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Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain. – John Stuart Mill

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A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks. – Charles Gordy

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