THE BROADER VIEW : Dissent and civility
Current myths and realities
Posted: September 27, 2009 at 9:09 a.m.
"We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about 'unthinkable things' because when things become 'unthinkable,' thinking stops and action becomes mindless." Conservative columnist Cal Thomas quoted those words at the beginning of a recent column and noted that they were not the words of a "right-wing extremist" or cable TV or radio talk show host. Instead, he said, those words were written by J. William Fulbright in his book, "The Arrogance of Power," published in 1966.
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Opinion, Pages 5 on 09/27/2009
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