Accepting Quote by Pankaj Mishra

You can't cheer when political officials punish the expression of views you dislike and then expect to be taken seriously when you wrap yourself…

— Glenn Greenwald

“At the heart of every flourishing democracy is the unyielding commitment to free speech. It is the beacon that illuminates the path towards a…

— James William Steven Parker

As unbalanced parties of every description can never tolerate a free inquiry of any kind, when employed against themselves, the license, and even the…

— John Adams

“I am often described to my irritation as a 'contrarian' and even had the title inflicted on me by the publisher of one of…

— Christopher Hitchens

I understand that in the UK there have already been 10,000 complaints from viewers about these remarks, which people see, rightly, as offensive. I…

— Gordon Brown

This is, in theory, still a free country, but our politically correct, censorious times are such that many of us tremble to give vent…

— Simon Heffer

The truth is that while those on the left - particularly the far left - claim to be tolerant and welcoming of diversity, in…

— Charlie Kirk

To speak plainly and truthfully about the state of our world - to say, for instance, that the Bible and the Koran both contain…

— Sam Harris

In the West, people pride themselves on being the defenders of democratic rights and the champions of freedom. But if the Western world really…

— Nirmala Srivastava

British people overwhelmingly reject the prejudiced rhetoric of the far right, which is the antithesis of the values this country represents: decency, tolerance, respect.

— Amber Rudd

We must all come together to condemn political violence, most of all the national news media, and refuse to promote the dehumanizing rhetoric of…

— Lara Trump

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