Communication Quote by Timothy Snyder

“The odd American idea that giving money to political campaigns is free speech means that the very rich have far more speech, and so…

— Timothy Snyder

Voluntary public funding of elections solves the free speech 'problem' with more speech instead of more regulation: by giving qualified candidates who show broad-based…

— Alan K. Simpson

But please know, whether you believe campaign contributions are speech or property, that I learned to love very dearly the right of free expression…

— John McCain

In the United States, unlike any other advanced democracy, money really talks. Our Supreme Court has said that spending money on politicians is a…

— T.R. Reid

“Campaign contributions don’t buy votes. What they buy is access.”

— Al Franken

America has become the most unequal society among advanced countries, and rich people are now free to spend as much money on political campaigns…

— Robert Reich

“Nowhere does it say free speech is carte blanche to be a jerk. And don't cheapen real free speech by hijacking an honourable concept…

— Karen Traviss

If money is free speech, the big interests are sitting in front with megaphones and the average citizens are sitting in the back.

— John McCain

Money is speech. It's incongruous to say a multimillionaire can spend as much on his own campaign as he wants, but you can only…

— Roger Stone

“All speech is not necessarily free. People pay a price for speaking up and speaking out.”

— Dana L. Stringer

Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate…

— Bradley A. Smith

I believe in freedom of speech. And I believe that spending on political campaigns is a form of political speech that is protected under…

— Marco Rubio