Communication Quote by Max Boot

Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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

It is quite unlawful to demand, defend, or to grant unconditional freedom of thought, or speech, of writing or worship, as if these were…

— Pope Leo XIII

The Founding Fathers' instructions were clear: The right to free speech includes bad speech; it means tolerance of ideas that many find obnoxious.

— David Ignatius

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

— Barbara Ehrenreich

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.

— Colin Powell

It is not so much freedom of speech but the right to truth that great men protect.

— Criss Jami

The constitutional right of free speech has been declared to be the same in peace and war. In peace, too, men may differ widely…

— Louis D. Brandeis

“Any nation allowing its people the right of freedom of speech is powerless to defend itself against enemies masquerading as patriotic; and seeking to…

— Kurt Vonnegut

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

— Amy Klobuchar

Free speech may be a right, but only by using it as a force for good in the world do we make it a…

— Ephraim Mirvis

The principle of free speech is no new doctrine born of the Constitution of the United States. It is a heritage of English-speaking peoples,…

— Anonymous