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    One should respect public opinion in so far as it is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

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His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
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His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
Nor prints of Precedent for poore men's facts.

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Even opinion is of force enough to make itself to be espoused at
the expense of life.

Even opinion is of force enough to make itself to be espoused at
the expense of life.

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The deep slumber of a decided opinion.

The deep slumber of a decided opinion.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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When I want your opinion I'll give it to you.

When I want your opinion I'll give it to you.

by Laurence J. Peter Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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It is not often that an opinion is worth expressing, which cannot
take care of itself.

It is not often that an opinion is worth expressing, which cannot
take care of itself.

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We should never let ourselves be burnt for our opinions; we are not that sure of them. But perhaps for read more

We should never let ourselves be burnt for our opinions; we are not that sure of them. But perhaps for this -- that we may have and change our opinions.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted read more

I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man--public opinion.

by Clarence Darrow Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.

Do not chose to be wrong for the sake of being different.

by Lord Samuel Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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With books and money placed, for show
Like nest eggs, to make clients lay,
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With books and money placed, for show
Like nest eggs, to make clients lay,
And for his false opinion pay.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Opinion Quotes,
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