Freedom of speech Quotes

“Want to read me, let me write.”

— P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

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— K.J. Charles

I love free speech.

— George W. Bush

“Journalism can be lethal”

— Robert Fisk

“I am no bird, no net ensnares me.”

— Charlotte Brontë

Freedom of speech is one thing, but minding your own business is another!..

— Anonymous

We will not be led like sheep to the slaughter.

— Abba Kovner

Freedom of speech is useless without freedom of thought.

— Spiro T. Agnew

Why did I get blocked from live chat???

— Stella

“If you do not exercise your rights, they will be taken away.”

— Aegelis

In a free state there should be freedom of speech and thought.

— Tiberius

If you have freedom of speech, you have freedom of speech,

— Barney Rosset

Of what use is freedom of speech to those who fear to offend?

— Roger Ebert

No duty, however, binds us to these so-called laws, whose corrupting influence menaces what is noblest in our being.

— Benjamin Constant

Freedom of speech is a great thing and we have said nothing that is not allowed.

— Geert Wilders

If we don't believe in free expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

— Noam Chomsky

Some people in China don't look at freedom of speech as an abstract ideal, but more as a means to an end.

— Yiyun Li

The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't…

— Neil Gaiman

People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have, for example, freedom of thought; instead they demand freedom of speech as…

— Soren Kierkegaard

“Most people do not really want others to have freedom of speech, they just want others to be given the freedom to…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“What is the difference between freedom and hedonism? Between freedom and insanity?”

— Karen Essex

Remember, 'governance' is a big word that includes human rights, freedom of speech, economic transactions on a worldwide basis - it touches…

— Vint Cerf

We are obligated to and very proud to stand by one of the most foundational principles of our country, and that is…

— Alejandro Mayorkas

Exploring and understanding the Net is an ongoing process. Cyberspace never sits still; it evolves as fast as society itself. Only if…

— Mike Godwin

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and…

— Fran Lebowitz

“Freedom of speech is the right to freely express an opinion. It is most assuredly not the right to express an opinion…

— Anonymous

To fight oppression, and to work as best we can for a sane organization of society, we do not have to abandon…

— John Dos Passos

Freedom of expression is actually a way for people to know themselves better, and to understand themselves better. Because without it, you…

— Lucien Bourjeily

Freedom of expression and freedom of speech aren't really important unless they're heard. The freedom of hearing is as important as the…

— Tom Smothers

The government being the people's business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to the public view.…

— Anonymous

The social or economic structure of the ideal state is of little concern to me. My desires are modest. Portraits of the…

— Vladimir Nabokov

The Framers of the First Amendment were not concerned with preventing government from abridging their freedom to speak about crops and cockfighting,…

— George Will

“Religious freedom is embedded within a much larger bundle of civil liberties. At the core of religious expression is the freedom of…

— Timothy Shah

The values that we share - freedom of speech, freedom of religious practice, freedom for civil society, free and fair elections, all…

— Barack Obama

The First and Fourteenth Amendments say that Congress and the States shall make "no law" which abridges freedom of speech or of…

— William O. Douglas

As an American, we have a right to vote and to our freedom of speech, and to voice our political views, and…

— Katie Walsh

“To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That…

— Rowan Atkinson

Where there is no freedom of speech, there is no conscience.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

“Most people mostly use freedom of speech as freedom to bitch.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Freedom of speech has a number.It was the WikiLeaks IP Address.”

— Daniel Domscheit-Berg