Quote #3
'If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent.'
More from Henry Steele Commager
- 'Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, …
- 'Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education crea…
- American historian and teacher--born Oct. 25, 1902, Pittsburgh, Pa. Died March 2, 1998, Amherst, Mass.,
- 'Censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates in the end the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion.'
- 'The greatest danger we face is not any particular kind of thought. The greatest danger we face is absence of thought.'
- 'The Bill of Rights was not written to protect governments from trouble. It was written precisely to give the people the constitutional mea…
- Henry S. Commager said that the US Constitution was the best chance for political freedom, calling it a 'perfect blueprint.'