Quote by: Henry Steele Commager

A free society cherishes nonconformity. It knows that from the non-conformist, from the eccentric, have come many of the great ideas of freedom. A free society fertilizes the soil in which non-conformity and dissent and individualism can grow.


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Author Bio


  • NameHenry Steele Commager
  • DescriptionAmerican historian
  • BornOctober 25, 1902
  • DiedMarch 2, 1998
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian Of Modern Age; Historian
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship