It is probably safe to say that over a long period of time, political morality has been as high as business morality.

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.

If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.

The greatest danger we face is not any particular kind of thought. The greatest danger we face is absence of thought.

America was born of revolt, flourished in dissent, became great through experimentation.

The Bill of Rights was not written to protect governments from trouble. It was written precisely to give the people the constitutional means to cause trouble for governments they no longer trusted.

We should not forget that our tradition is one of protest and revolt, and it is stultifying to celebrate the rebels of the past ... while we silence the rebels of the present.