Quotes about Free speech

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Women that speak against Islam are being labelled as islamophobic, as though our right to free speech is disregarded, wh — Anita B. Sulser PhD, We Are One
The United States, almost alone today, offers the liberties and the privileges and the tools of freedom. In this land th — E.B. White, One Man's Meat
It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actua — Stephen Fry
In an era of weaponized sensitivity, participation in public discourse is growing so perilous, so fraught with the dange — Lionel Shriver, The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047
The real Machiavellian genius of the First Amendment is that free speech turns out to be mostly harmless — a lot of P.C. — Tim Kreider
A choir is made up of many voices, including yours and mine. If one by one all go silent then all that will be left are — Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
Make up your minds that happiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous. — Pericles, The Funeral Oration of Pericles
You can't talk about fucking in America, people say you're dirty. But if you talk about killing somebody, that's cool. — Richard Pryor
Feminism, which is supposedly for everybody, apparently has no place for conservative women. Why would feminists need to — Chris Sardegna
Feminists often pretend to be angry and offended in order to win debates or, I should say, prevent debates from ever hap — Mike Adams
Some Christian lawyers—some eminent and stupid judges—have said and still say, that the Ten Commandments are the foundat — Robert G. Ingersoll, About The Holy Bible
The idea that you have to be protected from any kind of uncomfortable emotion is what I absolutely do not subscribe to. — John Cleese
[T]he imagination, like certain wild animals, will not breed in captivity. — George Orwell
I've never subscribed to the "words can never hurt me" point of view. Because if words can't hurt, then neither can they — Brian Holguin
Oil may run out, liquidity may dry up, but as long as ink flows freely, the next chapter of Life will continue to be wri — Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe
I am halfway through Hillary Clinton's latest called "Living History"...pretty lighthearted on the scale...unlike David — Paige Garland, Prison post: Letters of support for Peter Greste
The mere fact that I exist, means that I deserve to be here and to express myself any damn way I please. — Euphoria Godsent
The mere fact that I exist means that I deserve to be here and to express myself any damn why I please. — Euphoria Godsent
Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in t — Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays
If you defend free speech for bigots but not to combat bigotry, then you believe in bigotry, not free speech. — DaShanne Stokes