Assembly Quote by William O. Douglas

“However much we champion freedom of thought, we actually spend much of our time censoring input. We seek out publications that mirror or support…

— Robert Trivers

Freedom of expression is tested during times of anger and conflict and enables all opinions and outraged expressions of dissent that we may not…

— Yair Lapid

“Our freedom of speech is not some cute, optional, anachronistic thing that you write about on a short answer quiz about school uniforms or…

— Brian Huskie

By limiting or denying freedom of speech and expression, we take away a lot of potential. We take away thoughts and ideas before they…

— Jill McCorkle

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

— Salman Rushdie

We live in oppressive times. We have, as a nation, become our own thought police; but instead of calling the process by which we…

— David Mamet

“Free speech is the guardian of individual autonomy, a shield that allows each person to shape their own beliefs and values independent of external…

— James William Steven Parker

“If you want to experience a free-flowing discourse devoid of limitation, you need to seek the darkest fringes of the Internet (and none of…

— Chuck Klosterman

It is within our competence to think and become bound, or to cease thinking and thus be free.

— Ramana Maharshi

“We are victims of censorship within when we do not let ourselves think the thoughts which our flesh recoils from, or let conscience speak…

— Ben Okri

Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.

— Naguib Mahfouz

If people who cherish freedom, who know the importance of mutual respect and are aware of the imperative necessity to establish a constructive and…

— Tariq Ramadan