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Deference has been codified in American life as political correctness. And political correctness functions like a despotic regime. It is an oppressiveness that spreads…

— Shelby Steele

Political correctness is the the inability to state certain truths because they may offend certain people

— Dennis Prager

Political correctness is as exploitable as any other progressive ideal, but its aim is to stifle the incessant noise of those who flap their…

— Marcus Brigstocke

“Political correctness’ is a label the privileged often use to distract from their privilege and hate.”

— DaShanne Stokes

Political correctness is tyranny with manners.

— Charlton Heston

Changing the way we talk is not political correctness run amok. It reflects an admirable willingness to acknowledge others who once were barely visible…

— David Plotz

The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they disagree with.

— Bobby Jindal

I have always defined political correctness as an elevation of sensitivity over truth.

— Bill Maher

Political correctness gets in the way of all too many things in this country of ours, I am not a subscriber of political correctness…

— Robert Byrd

When people talk about political correctness, the only element of any value is good manners.

— Paul Johnson

I get that we live in a culture where political correctness is expected, especially in polite company, but we also cannot divorce ourselves from…

— Phaedra Parks

Political correctness is what right-wing bigots call what everybody else calls being polite

— Iain Banks