Character assassination is at once easier and surer than physical assault; and it involves far less risk for the assassin. It leaves him free to comm…

- Alan Barth

The notion that the church, the press, and the universities should serve the state is essentially a Communist notion. In a free society these institu…

- Alan Barth

Thought that is silenced is always rebellious. Majorities, of course, are often mistaken. This is why the silencing of minorities is necessarily dang…

- Alan Barth

Criticism and dissent are the indispensable antidote to major delusions.

- Alan Barth

Thought that is silenced is always rebellious.

- Alan Barth

Loyalty in a free society depends upon the toleration of disloyalty.

- Alan Barth

Tolerance of diversity is imperative, because without it, life would lose its savor. Progress in the arts, in the sciences, in the patterns of social…

- Alan Barth

News is only the first rough draft of history.

- Alan Barth