Affects Quote by Charles B. Rangel

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

But I - and I just think it's very - one of the problems of defending the extraordinary principle of freedom of speech is…

— Salman Rushdie

The big issue is this incremental whittling away of our constitutional rights, our most important constitutional rights, including freedom of speech. This is something…

— John Kiriakou

Abuses of the freedom of speech ought to be repressed, but to whom are we to commit the power of doing it?

— Benjamin Franklin

I'm a big believer in the idea that one of the greatest advantages we have here in the United States is freedom of expression…

— Samoa Joe

I think freedom of speech is important, but coupled with responsibility.

— Brandon Boyd

For the average American, freedom of speech is simply the freedom to repeat what everyone else is saying and no more.

— Gore Vidal

Today it is becoming harder to speak out, with the inception of the Patriot Act, the president has legislated free speech to be a…

— Frank Serpico

Here's a nation, one of the founding pillars was freedom of speech and freedom of expression. And yet, we have imposed upon people restrictions…

— Benjamin Carson

I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech.

— Stockwell Day

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.

— Brad Thor

The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should…

— Joichi Ito