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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Those who won our independence by revolution were not cowards. They did not fear political change. They did not exalt order at… — Louis D. Brandeis Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech was arranged by ancestors who couldn't possibly have had an idea of what-all was going to be said. — Star Smithtown New York Copy Share Image
Slavery tolerates no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no freedom of opinion. — Hinton Rowan Helper Copy Share Image
“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” — George Washington 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
“Free men can easily become enslaved, if they let others do their thinking and talking, instead of using their own heads.” — Richard Puz Copy Share Image
The more a government strives to curtail freedom of speech, the more obstinately is it resisted; not indeed by the avaricious, ...… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
What you mean by freedom of speech? Democracy doesn't mean you abuse your country. Sedition has a law in the constitution. You… — Alok Nath Copy Share Image
There is price you pay when you want freedom of speech. You must be willing to accept the good the bad and… — Sunny Leone Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is not an academic value. Accuracy of speech is an academic value; completeness of speech is an academic value;… — Stanley Fish Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is about expressing your opinion, however bad or good, however right or wrong, and being able to defend it… — Joan Wallach Scott Copy Share Image
“The building collapse is an act of carelessness. Therefore, the action should be taken! Things should be taken into strict actions. People… — Fahmid Hassan Prohor 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
The exploitation of women, mass hunger, disregard for freedom of conscience and for freedom of speech, widespread and racial discrimination all these… — Rene Cassin Copy Share Image
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That… — Rowan Atkinson Copy Share Image
“The hunger for power has made them cruel They shed humanity and shed every rule They bow to the devil, deny what… — Mohammed Zaki Ansari Copy Share Image
“Freedom only for the members of the government, only for the members of the Party – though they are quite numerous –… — Rosa Luxemburg Copy Share Image
As an American, we have a right to vote and to our freedom of speech, and to voice our political views, and… — Katie Walsh Copy Share Image
The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
You can't believe how pro gay and pro freedom of speech I am. I'm way out beyond anyone on the Left. And… — Penn Jillette Copy Share Image
If you live in a society where those who govern society and determine its path do not respect freedom of speech and… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
I understand freedom of speech but if I made my living spreading rumors about people, my family wouldn't claim me. — The-Dream Copy Share Image
I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
A single party is ruling in Hungary, but democracy and the freedom of speech are still in place. — Jaroslaw Kaczynski Copy Share Image
I would rather put up with Rush Limbaugh and live in a country where we all do have freedom of speech. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
“Americans have the will to resist because you have weapons. If you don't have a gun, freedom of speech has no power.” — Yoshimi Ishikawa Copy Share Image
Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful. — Charles Bradlaugh Copy Share Image
They're only words. You can't be afraid of words that speak the truth, even if it's an unpleasant truth. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech. — John Mortimer Copy Share Image
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward--or go back — Vladimir Lenin Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech wasn't won by being nice, it has been won by struggle with religion. — David Starkey Copy Share Image
“threat or actuality of government surveillance may psychologically inhibit freedom of speech.” — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
I think if we ban certain religions, if we censor the Internet, I think that at that point the terrorists will have… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
You can't stop people from saying their opinions otherwise your stopping them from having freedom of speech. — Kimiko Rei Copy Share Image
Does a person have a right to change his or her own religion? This is a fundamental human right, just like a… — Miroslav Volf 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
I want to be American. America is the coolest place on the face of the Earth. You've got freedom of speech. You've… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
