Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate. Henry David Thoreau
Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. Henry David Thoreau
They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion. Thomas Hobbes
To whom, then, must I dedicate my wonderful, surprising and interesting adventures? to whom dare I reveal my private opinion of my nearest relations? the secret thoughts of my dearest friends? my own hopes, fears, reflections and dislikes? Nobody! Frances Burney
Private opinion is weak, but public opinion is almost omnipotent. Henry Ward Beecher
How could a state be governed, or protected in its foreign relations if every individual remained free to obey or not to obey the law according to his private opinion. Thomas Hobbes