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title: "7 Freedom Criticize Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Freedom Criticize quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Freedom Criticize sayings and thoughts."
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> [“To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rowan-atkinson/to-criticize-a-person-for-their-race-is-manifestly-irrational-and/)

[Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rowan-atkinson/)

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> [To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rowan-atkinson/to-criticize-a-person-for-their-race-is-manifestly-irrational-and-2/)

[Rowan Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rowan-atkinson/)

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> [The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-day-o-connor/the-freedom-to-criticize-judges-and-other-public-officials-is/)

[Sandra Day O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-day-o-connor/)

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> [Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/without-the-freedom-to-criticize-there-is-no-true-praise/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/freedom-of-the-press-if-it-means-anything-at-all-means-the-freedom-to/)

[George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/)

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> [Our freedom to criticize the government - as openly and brutally as we want to - serves as a vital check against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kat-timpf/our-freedom-to-criticize-the-government-as-openly-and-brutally-as-we/)

[Kat Timpf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kat-timpf/)

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> [The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-day-o-connor/the-freedom-to-criticize-judges-and-other-public-officials-is-2/)

[Sandra Day O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-day-o-connor/)

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