Hubert H. Humphrey Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Freedom is hammered out on the anvil
of discussion, dissent and debate."

by:	Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978) US Vice-President, US Senator (D-MN)
Source:	Speech, Syracuse University, 6 June 1965
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Categories:	Dissent, President, Reason, Speech
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Reader comments about this quote:

They way it ought to work. Unfortunately all we get is rhetoric, opponent bashing, and biased pundits and sound bites. I would love to see more meaningful, respectful, analytical, and thoughtful debate backed up by facts. I won't hold my breath though. The main strategy seems to silence, marginalize, and vilify dissent. -- Anonymous
In context, its a good sound bite -- Mike, Norwalk
Too bad today's politicians (and most of the public) do not seem to understand this... -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
Read Al Gore's new book, The Assault on Reason as a modern treatise on why the collective's ability to think rationally and contribute intelligently to a participatory democracy is at terminal risk. -- EGL, LA
Watch Al Gore's schlockumentary "Inconvenient Truth" to see an assault on reason. -- Ken, Allyn, WA
... but Freedom is eventually defended by force. If we don't have the power to live free, our freedom will eventually be taken from us -- no matter whether we 'win' any debates or not -- we have to fight to keep our freedom as well as to get it back. -- E Archer, NYC