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Quote from Abe Fortas,


"Dissent and dissenters have no monopoly on freedom. They must tolerate opposition. They must accept dissent from their dissent. And they must give it the respect and the latitude which they claim for themselves."


By:

Abe Fortas (more quotes by Abe Fortas or books by/about Abe Fortas)


(1910-1982) U. S. Supreme Court Justice

Source:

New York Times Magazine, 12 May 1968

Categories:

Dissent, Justice, Monopoly, Respect, Tolerance

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