Quote by Wittgenstein, Ludwig

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

Wittgenstein, Ludwig Freedom
Philosopher Austrian-British 1889–1951

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