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

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New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.

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I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

by Edward Gibbon Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

by Voltaire Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also read more

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

by Aristotle Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

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We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.

We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do.

by Olin Miller Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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It's the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon; which raises the fear that it may read more

It's the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon; which raises the fear that it may not be long before we're paying somebody not to.

by Franklin P. Jones Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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A fellow can't keep people from having a bad opinion of him, but he can keep them from being right read more

A fellow can't keep people from having a bad opinion of him, but he can keep them from being right about it.

by Source Unknown Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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Make sure you have a different opinion and people will talk about you

Make sure you have a different opinion and people will talk about you

by Arab Proverb Found in: Opinions Quotes,
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