Sidney Hook Quotes on Truth
Sidney Hook was an American philosopher, long-time professor at New York University, and one of the most prominent American public intellectuals of the twentieth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Sidney Hook on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Sidney Hook:
“Democracy without dissent is tyranny in disguise.”
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Attributed to Sidney Hook:
“Marx is best understood as a philosopher of practice, not of dogma.”
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Attributed to Sidney Hook:
“A free society is one in which we agree to disagree by reasoning.”
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Attributed to Sidney Hook:
“What is worth defending must be defended in plain speech.”