Abuses of the freedom of speech ought to be repressed, but to whom are we to commit the power of doing it? — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt. — Bergen Evans Copy Share Image
The great thing about improvisation is that it allows us to establish an uncensored form of theater. Freedom of speech is absolutely… — Lucien Bourjeily Copy Share Image
“I noticed something peculiar when thinking about freedom. Everyone wants it but less are willing to extend the same freedoms to everyone.… — C.A.A. Savastano Copy Share Image
“I wonder… if my letters had never been censored, would I understand freedom of speech?” — Mel Ellis Copy Share Image
“Mainly, it’s not that there are things you can’t say. It’s that there are things you can’t say without the risk that… — Oliver Burkeman Copy Share Image
The First Amendment does not guarantee the press a constitutional right of special access to information not available to the general public,… — Pete Wilson Copy Share Image
It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
We don't need to 'control' free speech, we need to control ourselves. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
The Government may not suppress lawful speech as the means to suppress unlawful speech. — Anthony Kennedy Copy Share Image
People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have, for example, freedom of thought; instead they demand freedom of speech as… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
The people shall not be restrained from peacefully assembling and consulting for their common good, nor from applying to the legislature by… — James Madison Copy Share Image
It's like freedom of speech - they can't tell you not to do it. When no one will put you on at… — Andy Grammer Copy Share Image
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and… — Harry S. Truman 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
“It was before him again in its completeness -- the choice in which she was content to rest: in the stupid costliness… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
Islam does not believe in democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, or freedom of assembly. It does not separate religion… — Pauline Hanson Copy Share Image
Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
It seems that the right of freedom of speech that was enshrined in numerous constitutions is now under attack by religious institutions. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
How can you have in our country that is based upon liberality and liberation, be so anti-liberal. That's toxic waste to our… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
Remember, the Internet did not create freedom of speech; in theory, we always had freedom of speech - it's just that it… — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is fine, if you dislike someone you are entitled to that but in regards to racist abuse, sexist abuse,… — David James Copy Share Image
It is within the established American tradition of satire, if America surrenders on this point, the freedom of speech is a relic… — Pamela Geller Copy Share Image
