Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear. - Harry S Truman
If mankind minus one were of one opinion, then mankind is no more justified in silencing the one than the one - if he had the power - would be justified in silencing mankind. - John Stuart Mill
Meditation is the art of silencing the mind so that you may hear the inklings of the Soul. - Manprit Kaur
They want us to cower in fear, to strengthen their stranglehold on us by silencing ourselves. - DaShanne Stokes