Sidney Hook, (1902-1989) American, former Marxist philosopher/professor turned Democratic Socialist, CIA operative, recipient of 1985 Presidential Medal of Freedom from Reagan Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [1-3] of 3 Sidney Hook quotesSidney Hook QuotesSidney Hook If one shoots at a king, one must not miss.~ Sidney Hook To silence criticism is to silence freedom.~ Sidney Hook One of the central assumptions of the concept of democracy, perhaps its most central assumption, is that by and large human beings are better judges of their own interests…. The operating maxim of the democratic ideology is, “Whoever wears the shoe knows best where it pinches.”~ Sidney Hook Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print