Absolute freedom Quote by Taslima Nasrin

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

— Salman Rushdie

People have every right to be offended -- but that doesn't mean they get to take away your right to offend.

— Mark Leiren-Young

I don't think people know what freedom of expression really means.

— Kirti Kulhari

I believe in the freedom of expression, unequivocally - though, as I have written before, I wish more people would understand that freedom of…

— Roxane Gay

Does freedom of speech give the right to offend?

— Maajid Nawaz

I believe in freedom of expression, I don't believe in censorship.

— Madonna Ciccone

“just because it offends you doesn't mean it violates your rights. You don't have a right to not be offended”

— Marie Sexton

Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.

— Brad Thor

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

— Noam Chomsky

Freedom of expression is not absolute. Countries have laws that define the framework for exercising this right and which, for instance, condemn racist language.

— Tariq Ramadan

Of what use is freedom of speech to those who fear to offend?

— Roger Ebert

For what good is freedom of expression if you lack the means to express yourself?

— Roy Peter Clark