No matter how many types of political systems there are in the country, there is only one kind in science at any time - freedom. [English] Francis Bacon

In any nation, if this nation has never enjoyed the benefits of a free politics, it is impossible for it to produce art and science. [English] Hume: "The Nobility and Despicability of Human Nature—Collected Essays of Hume"

A country's great achievements in these two aspects are directly proportional to its freedom. [US] Jefferson: "Science to Widra"

Science, like democracy, cannot exist without freedom. [Czech] Masalik: "The History of the Founding of Czechoslovakia"

When we are under pressure and threat, it is difficult to generate outstanding inspiration for inventions. Inspiration comes from the mind of a free man. [Japan] Toyozawa Toyo: "The Invention of Tour Guides"

...I hope to be allowed to ask and answer questions freely without any need to cater to authority. That is the true pursuit of truth. [Meaning] Galileo: "Galileo"

Inner freedom is a rare gift from nature, and it is also a goal worthy of personal pursuit. [Germany] Einstein: "Collected Works in Memory of Einstein"

The most productive and natural movement of our minds, in my opinion, is discussion. [French] Montaigne: "Collected Essays"

Without debate, there would be no great progress in science, politics, and religion. [US] L. Beecher

For people in the process of growing up, the great debate is the great liberation. [English] Lo Smith: "Afterthoughts"

The intensity of the debate is directly proportional to the poverty of knowledge. [English] Law Stern: "The Biography of Tristram Tristram"

If a plan does not first pass the storm of debate, it can only be left to the waves of fate. [English] Francis Bacon: "On Construction"

The purpose of argument or discussion should not be victory or defeat, but improvement. [Method] Joubert: "Meditations"

In the debate, there is no distinction between high and low, and no matter the title or surname. What matters is the truth, and everyone is equal before it. [Law] Romain Rolland

Allowing freedom of thought and discussion, protecting heretics, protecting minorities, and helping to protect the truth. [English] Mill: "On Liberty"

The loudest voice in a debate may not necessarily be justified. [Albanian] Proverb

Where free debate is possible, errors of opinion are tolerated. [Beauty] Jefferson

What matters is not who is right, but what is right. [English] Aldous Huxley

A little freedom, a little sunshine, a little fresh air, even for those problems that you try to avoid mentally, can only be good for you. [English] Russell: "The Devil in Suburbia"

It would not be good if everyone has the same opinion. Horse racing is caused by differences of opinion. [US] Mark Twain: "Idiot Wilson"

Conflicts of opinions often produce new ideas. [Law] Jean Perrin

There is only one principle that can be maintained in all situations and at all stages of human development.

This principle is: anything will work. [US] Paul Feyerabend: "Objection to Method"

Where all opinions are the same, no one thinks deeply about it. [American] Lippmann

Knowledge is higher than dignity. Free discussion is the life of truth and the life of true unity of the country. [English] Aldous Huxley: "In Support of the Theory of the Origin of Species"

Of all things, the most magical thing is communication. [US] About Dewey: "The Guardian of Science and Humanities - Dewey"

Communication liberates us from the pressure of many events and enables us to live in a world of meaningful things. [US] About Dewey: "The Guardian of Science and Humanities - Dewey"

In the history of human thought, the most fruitful developments often occur at the intersection of two different lines of thought. [Germany] Heisenberg: "Physics and Philosophy"

Science is rooted in discussion. [Germany] Heisenberg: "The Path into the Secret"

Sometimes it is easier to achieve a leap in thinking by talking to others than by thinking behind closed doors. [Japan] Hiroshi Takahashi: "Inventions Under Our Eyes"

We are in an era of exploration. One advantage of this era is that we don't believe in anything, and exploration is the main thing.

[Sweden] Strindberg: "The Maid's Son"