Who said let a hundred flowers bloom

Two thousand years ago, when the disciples of a newly minted religious sect were faced with the ultimate in de-platforming death , a wise Jewish scholar named Gamaliel addressed his fellow religious leaders this way:. Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt.

He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God. Gamaliel may not be around today, but we can still learn from his wisdom that the best way to deal with ideas, conspiracy-oriented or otherwise, is not to kill, silence, shame, jail or de-platform those who advocate for them, but to consider them and calmly and rationally respond, disagreeing and disproving them when warranted and adjusting our own views if we were wrong.

For a brief period of time, the Chinese Communists had it right: The best way to find truth is to let a hundred flowers bloom and then choose which ones to display and which to use for compost. We owe ourselves and our fellow citizens no less. Mark Joseph is a film producer, author and commentator. His film No Safe Spaces is available for streaming now. Thus the basis of a healthy government lost.

Among these hundred flowers blooming forth there are…all kinds of different flowers. They include flowers of different types. For example, among the hundred schools contending, idealism is present. Let a hundred flowers bloom. It may be that Hu Feng is locked up in his cell, but his spirit still roams the country, and we might still see some more works like his appear.

What was it about Hu Feng? He organized a secret group; and that was something he should not have done. If only he had not organized a secret group…. What do a few flowers matter in a land of our size—nine million square kilometers? Let them bloom for people to look at, and perhaps criticize.

We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms. Words nearby Hundred Flowers hunchbacked , hund. How to use Hundred Flowers in a sentence A hundred ultra-wealthy liberal and conservative donors have taken over the political system. Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift.