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One should respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, read more
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
The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it.
The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it.
Opinions have vested interests just as men have.
Opinions have vested interests just as men have.
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to read more
As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion. Oftentimes, my own opinion will simply represent a con-sensus of what I heard in the discussion. I always remember the axiom: a leader is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.
We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers.
We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers.
We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are, not as they are said read more
We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are, not as they are said to be.
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
If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight read more
If you want to know your true opinion of someone, watch the effect produced in you by the first sight of a letter from him.
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
