After September 11th, freedom of speech in America has become a topic that's touchier than a Vatican summer camp. — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
See, Independence means freedom, for me, more specifically, freedom of speech which we seem to have lost. — Saswata Chatterjee Copy Share Image
“Honesty is vulnerability. Sadly, not everyone can handle someone’s honesty. However, lying allows people to be comfortable.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Free speech is meaningless if the commercial cacophony has risen to the point where no one can hear you. — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
The Internet's like one big bathroom wall with a lot of people who anonymously can say really mean things. It's fine, I… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
People, regardless of political views, matter in this state and in this country and in this world. And, you know, when people… — Clive Palmer Copy Share Image
And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be… — David Icke Copy Share Image
“The people’s silence is a tyrant’s greatest advocate. The less captives talked, the less they knew; the less they knew, the more… — John Kramer Copy Share Image
But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe...that the best test of truth… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
All of us technology companies need to create some tools that help diminish the volume of fake news. We must try to… — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is central to most every other right that we hold dear in the United States and serves to strengthen… — Sam Farr Copy Share Image
“To prosper, a zoo needs parliamentary government, democratic elections, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of association, rule of law… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
No experiment can be more interesting than that we are now trying, and which we trust will end in establishing the fact,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“If you want to teach your children that they are the tools of God, you had better not teach them that they… — Daniel C. Dennett Copy Share Image
I would like people to remember that I kept the peace when I was president and I worked for peace, that I… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
In China, your freedom is always limited, but this limitation applies to almost everyone. If someone does injustice to you, though, you… — Yiyun Li Copy Share Image
“Allow me to explain. Social Justice can mean many things. Gay rights, minority rights, women's rights — all good civil rights stuff.… — T.J. Kirk Copy Share Image
“If it was a mistake not to finish school (it wasn't!), it was an even worse mistake to go to work. ("Work!… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
“I maintain that cultural sensitivity should be replaced by cultural awareness. Awareness implies research, consideration, thought, and judiciousness… Sensitivity denies equal access… — Scott M. Roberts Copy Share Image
“The heirs of the French, English, and American revolutions had partly believed in their own phrases about the rights of man, freedom… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union, or to change its republican form, let them stand… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share Image
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,… — Henry George Copy Share Image
“Government has no right to hurt a hair on the head of an Atheist for his Opinions. Let him have a care… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek,… — United Nations Copy Share Image
Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
“With regard to freedom of speech there are basically two positions: you defend it vigorously for views you hate, or you reject… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“That’s the miracle of America. Freedom to believe means the freedom to believe the wrong thing, after all. Just as freedom of… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued… — Steven Hatfill Copy Share Image
Effective self-government cannot succeed unless the people are immersed in a steady, robust, unimpeded, and uncensored flow of opinion and reporting which… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
New York Times v. Sullivan was about the suppression of speech in the South [during the 1960s]. Today's version of suppression is… — Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr Copy Share Image
“[I]n my own case at least I feel my professional need for freedom of speech and expression prejudices me toward a government… — John Updike Copy Share Image
I believe in freedom of speech. And I believe that spending on political campaigns is a form of political speech that is… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and… — Benazir Bhutto Copy Share Image
The censor is always quick to justify his function in terms that are protective of society. But the First Amendment, written in… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
It is open for anyone to have freedom of speech, and I guess we can all play a role in trying to… — Lewis Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I remember when I left Hungary," Zoltan said, "understanding so completely that literature could save me as much as it could get… — Daphne Kalotay Copy Share Image
![“If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union, or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated, where reason is left free to combat it." [First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801]” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/60e/thomas-jefferson-43_founding-fathers_if-there-be-any-among-us-who-would-wish_1357701.jpg)
![“New York Times v. Sullivan was about the suppression of speech in the South [during the 1960s]. Today's version of suppression is just another verse of the same song.” quote by Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3a7/gilbert-s-merritt-jr-80447_1960s_new-york-times-v-sullivan-was-about-the_1237402.jpg)
![“[I]n my own case at least I feel my professional need for freedom of speech and expression prejudices me toward a government whose constitution guarantees it.” quote by John Updike](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/df4/john-updike-396_communication_i-n-my-own-case-at-least-i-feel-my-profe_3022754.png)
