Communication Quote by John Updike

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

— Tamerlan Kuzgov

“You have the right to free speech. We, the corporate controlled government, have the right to ignore you and we choose to exercise this…

— Steven Magee

As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply…

— Felix Frankfurter

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

— John Bagnell Bury

“This can't be constitutional," he said. "This is America, damn it. We still have freedom of speech here.”

— Bentley Little

“You can talk all you want about freedom of speech, but it's freedom of hearing that counts.”

— Tommy Smothers

“I fear you do not fully comprehend the danger of abridging the liberties of the people. Nothing but the very sternest necessity can ever…

— Abraham Lincoln

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

— Philip Sharp

“Freedom of speech is unnecessary if the people to whom it is granted do not think for themselves.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“It struck me that there is a reason James Madison put freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the very first amendment.…

— Jonathan Karl

“I condemn the liberty that is found in words and I ask for true freedom that’s visible to all.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Don't exercise your freedom of speech until you have exercised your freedom of thought.”

— Tim Fargo