Expression Quote by C. Vann Woodward

The history of intellectual growth and discovery clearly demonstrates the need for unfettered freedom, the right to think the unthinkable, discuss the unmentionable, and…

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

the fundamental right of freedom of thought and expression is essential. If you curtail what the other fellow says and does, you curtail what…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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

Academic freedom and free speech mean the right to consider ideas with which you might disagree.

— Bob Beckel

You cannot take away freedom to protect it, you cannot destroy the free market to save it, and you cannot uphold freedom of speech…

— Glenn Beck

In the end, the thing that's important about free expression is that it's the right from which all other rights are derived. If you…

— Salman Rushdie

Freedom of expression is actually a way for people to know themselves better, and to understand themselves better. Because without it, you become a…

— Lucien Bourjeily

The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship.

— John Paul Stevens

“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and…

— United Nations

With regard to freedom of expression there are basically two positions: you defend it vigorously for views you hate, or you reject it in…

— Noam Chomsky

Look at what's happening on campuses for free speech. They're literally, literally limiting what people can say, under the guise of preventing people from…

— Rush Limbaugh