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Free Quotes by Hugo Black
- The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the…
- Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them…
- Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.
- Words uttered under coercion are proof of loyalty to nothing but self-interest. Love of country must spring from willing hearts and free minds.
- Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of…
- The Press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of the government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can…
- The Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to bare the secrets of government and inform the people.
- Compelling a man by law to pay his money to elect candidates or advocate law or doctrines he is against differs only in degree, if…
- The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they wish,…
- The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government - one that leaves the way wide open for…
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- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The law is reason, free from passion. — Aristotle
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- In order to live free and happily you must sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice. — Richard Bach
- That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed… — Timothy Garton Ash
- WikiLeaks is designed to make capitalism more free and ethical. — Julian Assange
- They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of… — Chinua Achebe
- He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a… — Saint Augustine