What I saw yesterday in Athens was a corrupt regime drown legitimate dissent in a sea of tear gas and violence.

Mr. Cheney said the campaign against terror must not be used to suppress "legitimate dissent."

Are you saying there is no legitimate dissent against Israel?

"We are concerned that the deplorable events of the past two days are being used to justify the suppression of legitimate dissent in Romania."

Protesters and civil rights advocates argued that the Web postings were legitimate political dissent, not threats or intimidation.

We have constantly stressed to the Kenyan Government the need to respect freedom of expression and the important outlets for legitimate dissent.

Opponents of these laws have suggested that they could be used against legitimate dissent.

In those years, the narrator reminds us, the line between legitimate dissent and subversion was blurred, and not for the last time.

In short, it will stymie legitimate dissent in our country.

"I thought that legitimate dissent was part of our tradition and disagreement was not a reason to leave," he said.