Censorship Quote by Amul Thapar

Censorship laws are blunt instruments, not sharp scalpels. Once enacted, they are easily misapplied to merely unpopular or only marginally dangerous speech.

— Alan Dershowitz

Government censorship of speech with which it disagrees not only violates the First Amendment, but is antithetical to the American system, which posits that…

— Bill Hagerty

I think over the long run, it's better that government does not regulate the content of speech.

— Ted Lieu

As a matter of constitutional tradition, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, we presume that governmental regulation of the content of speech…

— John Paul Stevens

If you value the democratic process, you have to value the protection of political speech.

— Ana Kasparian

We cannot sanction the view that the Constitution, while solicitous of the cognitive content of individual speech, has little or no regard for that…

— John Marshall Harlan II

“What are the consequences when the government, the media, and the leaders of commerce all speak with one voice? Why, it means that if…

— Charles Stross

The First Amendment is really at the very core of political speech, and political speech is at the core of the First Amendment. So,…

— Alex Kozinski

As politicians we have to make very difficult decisions and one...is when freedom of speech actually insults public safety.

— Tulip Siddiq

Censorship should never be allowed. One should be able to say anything. But I refuse to let politics be foisted on me.

— Orhan Pamuk

Democrats want more censorship, not less, as long as it silences conservative voices.

— Miranda Devine

Censorship is certainly not the answer to controversial material and is inconsistent with our most basic constitutional values.

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw