Censorship Quote by Phil Robertson

The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship.

— John Paul Stevens

Freedom of expression is no longer a political nicety, but a precondition for economic competitiveness.

— Alvin Toffler

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

— Soren Kierkegaard

Freedom has always been an expensive thing. History is fit testimony to the fact that freedom is rarely gained without sacrifice and self-denial.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Censorship constrains art and limits its impact as much as it does with all free thought.

— Lucien Bourjeily

My grandfather wanted to remind us that freedom of expression is the fundamental ingredient for democracy, and all the rest is detail. It is…

— Robert Rinder

The fact that we don't have censorship on the Internet really gives you a lot of freedom, as makers and creative people do what…

— Bhumi Pednekar

Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth.

— Liu Xiaobo

I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.

— Lord Hailsham

Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.

— Thomas Sowell

Free speech is not just another value. It's the foundation of Western civilization.

— Jordan Peterson

We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish…

— Felix Frankfurter