Being free Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.

— Soren Kierkegaard

“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

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they seldom use

— Soren Kierkegaard

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.

— Kierkegaard Research Centre

For the average American, freedom of speech is simply the freedom to repeat what everyone else is saying and no more.

— Gore Vidal

“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

If you say, I'm living in America and I have freedom of speech but I choose not to use it because it's going to…

— Tim Robbins

There is price you pay when you want freedom of speech. You must be willing to accept the good the bad and the ugly…

— Sunny Leone

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Freedom of speech as I define it is more than a right granted by government. It's a process that each of us must believe…

— T.J. Kirk

In short, individual freedom of speech leads to a stronger society. But knowing that principle is not enough. You have to know how to…

— Mike Godwin

In most Western democracies, you do have the freedom of speech. But freedom of speech is not an entitlement to reach. You are free…

— Christopher Wylie