Books Quote by James A. Oliver

“People hardly ever make use of the freedom which they have, for example, freedom of thought; instead they demand freedom of speech as compensation.”

— Søren Kierkegaard

“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”

— George Washington

“Freedom of speech means setting words free. Imprisoned and freed words are consequential. All words have consequences.”

— John R. Dallas Jr

“There are certain original and distinguished authors in whom the least ‘freedom of speech’ is thought revolting because they have not begun by flattering…

— Marcel Proust

“Freedom of speech is not simply a freedom to think and say what you wish, but to speak for yourself, to speak from the…

— Ian McCallum

“On the one hand, freedom of speech guarantees a lack of freedom.”

— Tamerlan Kuzgov

“I remember when I left Hungary," Zoltan said, "understanding so completely that literature could save me as much as it could get me killed.…

— Daphne Kalotay

“The right to free speech and the unrealistic expectation to never be offended can not coexist.”

— Philip Sharp

“It's freedom of speech, not freedom from consequences and/or ridicule.”

— A.E. Samaan

“Thus freedom of thought, in any valuable sense, includes freedom of speech.”

— John Bagnell Bury

“A free society is one where it’s safe to be unpopular, but then, freedom of speech also carries with it the freedom not to…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“Freedom of speech means setting words free. Imprisoned and freed words are consequential. All words have consequences. Restrain and release words with respect for…

— John R. Dallas Jr