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Free speech does not live many hours after free industry and free commerce die. — Herbert Hoover
In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible... Thus, political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging, and… — George Orwell
If I was to interrupt this article every few sentences, asking you whether or not I was making a good impression on you, I hope… — Christopher Hitchens
Reconciliation is a deep practice that we can do with our listening and our mindful speech. To reconcile means to bring peace and happiness to… — Nhat Hanh
When speech comes from a quiet heart, it has the strength of the orchid, and the fragrance of rock. — Stephen Mitchell
To listen is very hard, because it asks of us so much interior stability that we no longer need to prove ourselves by speeches, arguments,… — Henri Nouwen
Native Americans are the original inhabitants of the land that now constitutes the United States. They have helped develop the fundamental principles of freedom of… — Joe Baca
Martin Luther King's 1963 'I have a dream' speech was a thrilling milestone in the civil rights movement, so enduring that we tend to attribute… — Patricia J. Williams
There are two qualities that make fiction. One is the sense of mystery and the other is the sense of manners. You get the manners… — Flannery O'Connor
On matters beyond his ken a gentleman speaks with caution. If names are not right, words are misused. When words are misused, affairs go wrong.… — Confucius
The whole end of speech is to be understood. — Confucius
We don't need to 'control' free speech, we need to control ourselves. — Peggy Noonan
Democracy, to maintain itself, must repeatedly conquer every cell and corner of the nation. How many of our public institutions and private businesses, our schools,… — Jacques Barzun
Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved,… — Benjamin Franklin
Freedom of speech doesn't protect speech you like; it protects speech you don't like. — Larry Flynt
I've skewered whites, blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, gays, straights, rednecks, addicts, the elderly, and my wife. As a standup comic, it is my job… — Jeff Dunham
I think free speech is probably the coolest thing we have in this country, and again, you can label it hate speech and dismiss it,… — Dana Carvey
Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of offending culture, religion or traditions, — Staffan de Mistura
George Orwell's contention was that it is a sure sign of trouble when things can no longer be called by their right names and described… — Christopher Lasch
Slave power crushes freedom of speech and of opinion. Slave power degrades labor. Slave power is arrogant, is jealous and intrusive, is cruel, is despotic,… — Elizabeth Van Lew

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