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The stage became one of the few places where the flames of dissent, militantly stomped out in other quarters of society, grew to a conflagration seen around the world.

“Silencing dissent is unlawful, unjust, and authoritarian through and through.”

From Salon

In a dissent that reads like a partisan diatribe from a Trump social media post, Alito wrote an eight-page rant that blatantly misrepresents the court record.

From Salon

Insist that territorial expansions are about security, demand loyalty, crush dissent, and make up the facts as you go.

From Salon

The military junta has carried out a violent crackdown on dissent since taking power, executing democracy activists and imprisoning journalists.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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