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    One should respect public opinion in so far as it is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

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Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat read more

Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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But in every matter the consensus of opinion among all nations is
to be regarded as the law of read more

But in every matter the consensus of opinion among all nations is
to be regarded as the law of nature.
[Lat., Omni autem in re consensio omnium gentium lex naturae
putanda est.]

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There are as many opinions as there are experts.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

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Intolerant only of intolerance.

Intolerant only of intolerance.

by I.s.s.g. Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Opinion is the queen of the world.
[Lat., Della opinione regina del mondo.]

Opinion is the queen of the world.
[Lat., Della opinione regina del mondo.]

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Facts are cheels that winna ding,
An' downs be disputed.

Facts are cheels that winna ding,
An' downs be disputed.

by Robert Burns Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.

Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.

by Bernard M. Baruch Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Don't judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him.

Don't judge a man by his opinions, but by what his opinions have made him.

by G. C. Lichtenberg Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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If you want people to think well of you, do not speak well of yourself.

If you want people to think well of you, do not speak well of yourself.

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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