By insisting upon conformity in the intellectual arena and … - Henry Steele Commager

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By insisting upon conformity in the intellectual arena and by threatening with disapproval all those who dissent or who give us unpopular advice, we are in danger of following the totalitarian philosophy—and the totalitarian mistakes.

Henry Steele Commager

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Henry Steele Commager (25 October 1902 – 2 March 1998) was an American historian and teacher.

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