Communication Quote by Amy Klobuchar Download Open image “The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.” — Amy Klobuchar ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Communication Critical Democracy Free Free speech Right Speech
The political function of 'the right of free speech' is to protect dissenters and unpopular minorities from forcible suppression - not to guarantee them… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is central to most every other right that we hold dear in the United States and serves to strengthen the democracy… — Sam Farr Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built. Any restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction… — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
“Free speech is the antidote to tyranny, a powerful force that dismantles the walls of oppression and allows the sunlight of scrutiny to pierce through the darkest corners of governance. To compromise on free speech is to compromise on the very essence of democracy, for it is through the unrestricted exchange of ideas that we safeguard the principles of accountability,… — James William Steven Parker Copy Share
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
“Freedom of speech as I define it is more than a right granted by government. It's a process that each of us must believe in and fight for. You cannot have free speech in a world where everyone wants to deplatform you, destroy you, discard you, or distort you for what you say. Freedom of speech only works to the… — T.J. Kirk Copy Share
I can't emphasize how important free speech is to a liberal and free democracy. — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
I have tried to treat people on the other side civilly and look for common ground. — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
You cannot compare any leaders in our country to what Vladimir Putin has done. — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
The 2008 presidential election was a triumph of hope and unity over fear and divisiveness. Barack Obama's election reshapes America's political landscape and wipes… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
As you are well aware Russia is actively working to undermine our democracy and hurt American businesses at the same time. Now more than… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
As a prosecutor and a senator, one of my main criminal justice priorities has been enforcing and reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, a… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
When I was a prosecutor, we had one straightforward goal: convict the guilty and protect the innocent. To me, that simple mission still holds… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
In any job, you can come under attack or have a door slammed in your face. You do want to listen to critics; you… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
There must always be a balance between protecting privacy and security. In our country, one of the ways we have struck that balance is… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
Before we even consider expanding Medicare, or another program based on its rates, we must reform our Medicare payment system so that it rewards… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share Image
The death of Fidel Castro, of course, is not as significant when you first look at it, because Raul Castro, his brother, has been in power for years. But, in fact, he's been a looming figure even during his illness that I think has made a difference in holding us back in trying to open up more negotiations and move… — Amy Klobuchar Copy Share
Some people still believe you should just fall in line with what's going on - and that's scary. It makes a mockery of freedom… — Emily Robison Copy Share Image
The problem posed by indirect speech acts is the problem of how it is possible for the speaker to say one thing and mean… — John Searle Copy Share Image
Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
A poet is wounded into speech, and he examines these wounds, meticulously, to discover how to heal them. The bad poet harangues at the… — Samuel R. Delany Copy Share Image
“To engage in dialogue is to serve others via whatever is real inside you; to engage in debate is to ultimately serve the illusions… — Oli Anderson Copy Share Image
What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve to enlighten us and help us… — Roger Waters Copy Share Image
In dialogue, there is opposition, yes, but no head-on collision. Smashing heads does not open minds. — Deborah Tannen Copy Share Image
A dialogue is very important. It is a form of communication in which question and answer continue till a question is left without an answer. Thus the question is suspended between the two persons involved in this answer and question. It is like a bud with untouched blossoms . . . If the question is left totally untouched by thought,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share
I get afraid of the dark if I'm in a great deal of dark, and I have to move around inside of that fear...… — Emil Ferris Copy Share Image
I've been in a serious conversation with one of my children, and a fan has come up. I've been in a public bathroom and… — Helen Reddy Copy Share Image
Life as we know it is fundamentally unsatisfying. I think most folks feel this to be true. They know that a life of aimless consumption isn't much of a life. And work offers us very little satisfaction. Plus our work and consumption is destroying the environment. And this is in the rich countries. Add starvation, etc. to the mix, and… — Michael Yates Copy Share