Albert Einstein Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Great spirits
have always encountered
violent opposition
from mediocre minds."

by:	Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921
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And will continue to do so - fear, intolerance, and ignorance are the traits of mediocrity -- Robert, Sarasota
The more lowly the mind, the more the violent opposition. -- Joe, Rochester, MI
The quote is an extremely accurate depiction of today's liberals and conservatives' resistance to liberty. -- Mike, Norwalk
Brilliant. -- E Archer, NYC
Obviously. -- EGL, LA
Especially the distilled variety -- Jack, Green, OH
That's good, Jack. And it may be too true. The mediocre always seem to want to control the lives of those around them; hence Prohibition. -- Ken, Allyn, WA
-- Anonymous
Even I have to suffer the same from them :) -- Suleman Sami, Allama Iqbal Town Lahore
I agree with Mike and Ken. -- jim k, austin tx
You go AE! -- Mike, Pleasant Hill
-- Mike, Pleasant Hill
Perhaps blindness is blindness is imposed for a reason ? -- Ron w13, Yachats Or