"Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily dangerous. Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions."
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Alan Barth
1906 – 1979
Alan Barth (1906 – 1979) was a journalist specializing in civil liberties. He is best known for his 30-year stint as an editorial writer at the Washington Post, from which he retired in 1972, and his books on historical and contemporaneous politics.
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