37 Quotes by Sidney Hook

To deny me the right to err is therefore to deny me the right to believe.

In contrast to totalitarianism, democracy can face and live with the truth about itself.

Noam Chomsky skittles and skithers all over the political landscape to distract the reader’s attention from the plain truth.

To serve the public interest is not the same as being a servant of public opinion.

The difference between science and religion is that the former wishes to get rid of mysteries whereas the latter worships them.

The easiest rationalization for the refusal to seek the truth is the denial that truth exists.

To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

Tolerance always has limits – it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.

The next time anyone asks you “What is Bertrand Russell’s philosophy?” the correct answer is “What year, please?”