He that complies against his will,
Is of his own opinion still,
Which he may adhere to, yet disown,
For reasons to himself best known.
–Butler, Hudibras, III

The pressure of public opinion is like the pressure of the atmosphere; you can’t see it—but, all the same, it is sixteen pounds to the square inch. –J. R. Lowell, interview with Julian Hawthorne

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common. –John Locke

You are not always what you think you are, but always, what you THINK, you are. –Anonymous

Some praise at morning what they blame at night,
But always think the last opinion right.
–Pope, Essay on Criticism, II

The enemies a person makes by taking a stand will have more respect for him than the friends he makes by being on the fence. –Proverb

The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. –Oliver Wendell Holmes

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect. –Edward Gibbon

The foolish and the dead never change their opinions. –James Russell Lowell

If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. –Steve Bartkowske

Some people fall for everything and stand for nothing.

Our strength is shown in the things we stand for; our weakness is shown in the things we fall for.

Stand firm for what you know is right
It’s wise, as I have found
The mighty oak was once a nut
That simply held its ground.