--- title: "12 Speech Right Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Speech Right quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Speech Right sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/abbie-hoffman-9684_communication_free-speech-is-the-right-to-shout-theate_1038881.png" --- > [“Free speech is the right to shout 'theater' in a crowded fire.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/free-speech-is-the-right-to-shout-theater-in-a-crowded-fire/) [Abbie Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbie-hoffman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/abbie-hoffman-9684_communication_free-speech-is-the-right-to-shout-theate_1038881.png) > [Free speech is my right to say what you don't want to hear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/free-speech-is-my-right-to-say-what-you-don-t-want-to-hear/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/george-orwell-57_communication_free-speech-is-my-right-to-say-what-you_747454.jpg) > [Does freedom of speech give the right to offend?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/does-freedom-of-speech-give-the-right-to-offend/) [Maajid Nawaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maajid-nawaz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b10/maajid-nawaz-7798_communication_does-freedom-of-speech-give-the-right-to_2253114.jpg) > [“When I left, Mr. Chairman, I had the constitutional right to freedom of speech. Has that right been stripped from the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-eade/when-i-left-mr-chairman-i-had-the-constitutional-right-to-freedom-of/) [Kenneth Eade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-eade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdd/kenneth-eade-12790_american-people_when-i-left-mr-chairman-i-had-the-consti_2486841.jpg) > [“Freedom of speech is the right to freely express an opinion. It is most assuredly not the right to express an opinion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/freedom-of-speech-is-the-right-to-freely-express-an-opinion-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/869/anonymous-1_communication_freedom-of-speech-is-the-right-to-freely_138554.jpg) > [Free speech may be a right, but only by using it as a force for good in the world do we make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ephraim-mirvis/free-speech-may-be-a-right-but-only-by-using-it-as-a-force-for-good/) [Ephraim Mirvis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ephraim-mirvis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/ephraim-mirvis-21048_communication_free-speech-may-be-a-right-but-only-by-u_237557.jpg) > [Standing up for what you believe in, to me, is freedom of speech. And that's a right that every American citizen has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-muschamp/standing-up-for-what-you-believe-in-to-me-is-freedom-of-speech-and/) [Will Muschamp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-muschamp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdd/will-muschamp-12709_american_standing-up-for-what-you-believe-in-to-m_1875346.jpg) > [I am aware that America is and must always be a land of freedom including freedom of speech. But there is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beverly-lahaye/i-am-aware-that-america-is-and-must-always-be-a-land-of-freedom/) [Beverly LaHaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beverly-lahaye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/beverly-lahaye-36376_america_i-am-aware-that-america-is-and-must-alwa_1607399.png) > [Remember that free speech is about the government can't infringe on your free-speech right. It says nothing about an employer - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cris-collinsworth/remember-that-free-speech-is-about-the-government-can-t-infringe-on/) [Cris Collinsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cris-collinsworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/cris-collinsworth-5234_communication_remember-that-free-speech-is-about-the-g_450621.jpg) > [It's not about speech, it's about the connectivity to violence. That is what we need to address. You know, an individual has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-mayorkas/it-s-not-about-speech-it-s-about-the-connectivity-to-violence-that-is/) [Alejandro Mayorkas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alejandro-mayorkas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/alejandro-mayorkas-6731_communication_it-s-not-about-speech-it-s-about-the-con_1651281.jpg) > [As you know, my father was for the inclusiveness and the betterment of society and the world. Certainly we recognize that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernice-king/as-you-know-my-father-was-for-the-inclusiveness-and-the-betterment-of/) [Bernice King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernice-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/bernice-king-7450_communication_as-you-know-my-father-was-for-the-inclus_587525.jpg) > [“Thy speech is not right, O man! if thou supposest that he that is of any worth at all, should apprehend either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-aurelius/thy-speech-is-not-right-o-man-if-thou-supposest-that-he-that-is-of/) [Marcus Aurelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-aurelius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/marcus-aurelius-139_communication_thy-speech-is-not-right-o-man-if-thou-su_2648224.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/speech-right/#itemlist", "name": "Speech Right Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Free speech is the right to shout 'theater' in a crowded fire.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Abbie Hoffman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbie-hoffman/free-speech-is-the-right-to-shout-theater-in-a-crowded-fire/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/abbie-hoffman-9684_communication_free-speech-is-the-right-to-shout-theate_1038881.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/abbie-hoffman-9684_communication_free-speech-is-the-right-to-shout-theate_1038881.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/abbie-hoffman-9684_communication_free-speech-is-the-right-to-shout-theate_1038881.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Free speech is the right to shout 'theater' in a crowded fire.” — Abbie Hoffman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Free speech is my right to say what you don't want to hear.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Orwell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/free-speech-is-my-right-to-say-what-you-don-t-want-to-hear/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/george-orwell-57_communication_free-speech-is-my-right-to-say-what-you_747454.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/george-orwell-57_communication_free-speech-is-my-right-to-say-what-you_747454.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/george-orwell-57_communication_free-speech-is-my-right-to-say-what-you_747454.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Free speech is my right to say what you don't want to hear.” — George Orwell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Does freedom of speech give the right to offend?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maajid Nawaz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maajid-nawaz/does-freedom-of-speech-give-the-right-to-offend/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b10/maajid-nawaz-7798_communication_does-freedom-of-speech-give-the-right-to_2253114.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b10/maajid-nawaz-7798_communication_does-freedom-of-speech-give-the-right-to_2253114.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b10/maajid-nawaz-7798_communication_does-freedom-of-speech-give-the-right-to_2253114.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Does freedom of speech give the right to offend?” — Maajid Nawaz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When I left, Mr. Chairman, I had the constitutional right to freedom of speech. 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