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John Stuart Mill Philosopher, Political Economist
Opinion

"All political revolutions, not affected by foreign conquest, originate in moral revolutions. The subversion of established institutions is merely one consequence of the previous subversion of established opinions."

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John Stuart Mill Philosopher, Political Economist
Opinion

"However unwillingly a person who has a strong opinion may admit the possibility that his opinion may be false, he ought to be moved by the consideration that, however true it may be, if it is not fully, frequently, and fearlessly discussed, it will be held as a dead dogma, not a living truth."

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Voltaire Philosopher, Writer
Opinion

"It is the characteristic of the most stringent censorships that they give credibility to the opinions they attack."

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Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Author
Opinion

"Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseam, keep her from drowning them at birth."

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Orson Welles Director, Actor, Producer
Opinion

"In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God."

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Niccolo Machiavelli Political Philosopher, Historian
Opinion

"It has always been the opinion and judgment of wise men that nothing can be so uncertain as fame or power not founded on its own strength."

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