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Quote from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.,


"There never was an idea stated
that woke men out of their stupid indifference
but its originator was spoken of as a crank."


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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (more quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. or books by/about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.)


(1841-1935) US Supreme Court Justice, also known as "The Great Dissenter"

Source:

Over the Teacups, 1891

Categories:

Independence, Individualist, Justice, Self-Determination

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