“The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new; nor can it keep people persuaded once they have ceased to believe. It penetrates into minds already open, and rather than instill opinion it articulates and justifies opinions already present in the minds of its recipients.” PeopleWayMindBelieveSeemsForceOpinionSocietyPropagandaJustifyPenetrateUnwillingInstillTrue Believer Author:Eric Hoffer
“Dislike of another's opinions and beliefs neither justifies our own nor makes us more certain of them: and to transfer the repugnance to the person himself is a mark of a vulgar mind.” MindPersonsCertainBeliefOpinionMarkJustifyDislikeVulgarTransfersOpinions And Beliefs Author:John Lancaster Spalding
“In order for the State in the person of school officials to justify prohibition of a particular expression of opinion, it must be able to show that its action was caused by something more than a mere desire to avoid the discomfort and unpleasantness that always accompany an unpopular viewpoint.” PersonsStatesShowsAbleActionSchoolDesireOrderOpinionParticularExpressionMereOfficialsJustifyFreedom Of SpeechDiscomfortProhibitionViewpointsAccompany Author:Abe Fortas
“Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that takes place in areas related to politics and policy-making by elected officials. That special risk justifies especially strong pro-speech judicial presumptions. It also justifies careful review whenever the speech in question seeks to shape public opinion, particularly if that opinion in turn will affect the political process and the kind of society in which we live.” IfsKindLawPoliticalTurnsStrongProcessLibertyOpinionRiskSpecialPolicyExampleShapesSpeechAreasCarefulActiveRelatedOfficialsJustifyReviewsFreedom Of SpeechPublic OpinionJudicialPresumptionElected OfficialsLive FreePublic OfficialsPolicy Making Author:Stephen Breyer
“It is wrong for a man to say that he is certain of the objective truth of any proposition unless he can produce evidence which logically justifies that certainty. This is what Agnosticism asserts; and, in my opinion, it is all that is essential to Agnosticism. That which Agnostics deny and repudiate, as immoral, is the contrary doctrine, that there are propositions which men ought to believe without logically satisfactory evidence; and that reprobation ought to attach to the profession of disbelief in such inadequately supported propositions.” MenBelieveCertainOpinionAtheismProduceOughtEssentialsEvidenceDenyPositive AtheismProfessionContraryDoctrineObjectivesCertaintyJustifyPropositionsImmoralDisbeliefAgnosticismObjective Truth Book:Lectures and Essays Source: Lectures and Essays
“I took little interest in fleshly infants; it being my private opinion that their attractions did not justify the fuss that was made about them. I had, for instance, early discovered that, if you gave a baby a finger to hold, it held it. This was perhaps interesting, but it wanted greatly in the dear element of surprise.” IfsLittlesMadeWantedInterestInterestingOpinionBabyElementsSurpriseFingersDearAttractionInstanceJustifyInfantElement Of Surprise Book:The Singing Gold Source: The Singing Gold
“We do the same thing in our own lives, embracing information that supports what we already prefer or vindicates choices we previously made.After all, it feels better to justify our opinions rather than challenge them, to contemplate only the pros and relegate the cons to the back of our minds. However, if we want to make the most of choice, we have to be willing to make ourselves uncomfortable. The question is, if we are willing, how exactly do we go about fortifying ourselves against these biases?” IfsWantFeelsMindMadeChoicesChallengesOpinionSupportInformationWillingUncomfortableJustifyContemplatingFeel Better Author:Sheena Iyengar
“Egoistical opinion that a man is the king of nature was created by the man himself, so he can justify his wrong decisions.” MenNatureDecisionOpinionHe ManKingsJustifyEgotisticalWrong Decision Author:Ruben Papian