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I definitely didn't fit in perfectly to the school system. I was raised with such freedom of speech and thinking. — Julie Delpy

It seemed that freedom of expression had run amuck, or had run as far as the Government would allow it to go. — Kenneth Eade

The Council is wrong. Yet, observe that none of us will risk telling it so, for fear of the consequences. — Mark Dunn

It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks. — Tacitus

Beware! Freedom of speech also includes the freedom to be misunderstood. — Ashleigh Brilliant

Any government which fears freedom of speech and expression, should fear the internet more. — Robert Black

Hand in hand with freedom of speech goes the power to be heard, to share in the decisions of government which shape men's lives. — Robert Kennedy

Freedom is the freedom to say two plus two equals four. — George Orwell

A free society is one where it's safe to be unpopular, but then, freedom of speech also carries with it the freedom not to listen! — Ashwin Sanghi

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. — Zell Miller

We won't tolerate abuses and crimes made every day in the name of freedom of speech. That is freedom of extortion and blackmail. — Rafael Correa

When there is freedom of speech, I've found that the majority of people really have nothing to say. — Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Lebanon is the only country where media kills more than bombs, injures more than guns ... and at last they say freedom of speech ... — Hussein S. Hariri

The law is agnostic about truth. It's very skeptical of ultimate truth. That's why freedom of speech permits lies to be told. — Alan Dershowitz

The measure of man's ability to extend the sphere of social possibility can only start with the values of democracy. — Auliq Ice

In commendably seeking to protect freedom of speech, we must not lower our defences against the evil of racial and religious intolerance. — Barry O'Farrell

It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either. — Mark Twain

The fundamentals that founded our great nation included the freedom of speech and religion. — Markwayne Mullin

Freedom of worship, even of public speech, would become a farce if interference became the order of the day. — Mahatma Gandhi

The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech. — Alan Dershowitz

The time has now come to amend the Constitution to restore freedom of speech for America's people of faith. — Ralph E. Reed Jr.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. — George Washington

Abuses of the freedom of speech ought to be repressed, but to whom are we to commit the power of doing it? — Benjamin Franklin

Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common sense. Freedom is violence. — Norman O. Brown

Freedom of the press is a flaming sword.
Use it wisely, hold it high, guard it well. — Robert B. Parker

If you're not going to use your free speech to criticize your own government, then what the hell is the point of having it? — Michel Templet

Does freedom of speech give the right to offend? — Maajid Nawaz

Free speech is meaningless if the commercial cacophony has risen to the point where no one can hear you. — Naomi Klein

Our freedom of speech is freedom or death,
We got to fight the powers that be! — Chuck D

No man owns me. All man can do is practice the timeless, criminal art of threatening to separate my soul from her physical host. — Tiffany Madison

"Freedom is fundamentally the possibility of standig on a street corner and shouting "There is no freedom here! — Yoani Sanchez

Slavery tolerates no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no freedom of opinion. — Hinton Rowan Helper

Their only words. You can't be afraid of words that speak the truth, even if it's an unpleasant truth. — George Carlin

Freedom of speech i can guarantee ,but freedom after speech i can't guarantee ,so watch the the type of words that comes from your mouth. — Lexis Smigz

Because Freedom is the most important thing on life, let me Be. — John Steinbeck

I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech. — Stockwell Day

Privacy is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution as freedom of speech is in the First Amendment. — Larry Flynt

We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech. — Patrick Chappatte

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. — George Orwell

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

In our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either. — Mark Twain

Let every
writer
tell his
own
lies
That's freedom
of the
press. — Norman Mailer

Take away freedom of speech, and the creative faculties dry up. — George Orwell

Freedom rings bells to wake us from the comfort of beautiful dreams and empower the efforts that turn them into reality. — Aberjhani

Some people only speak of freedom of speech while they're out of power. Once they're in power, they're ruthless in suppressing the rights of others. — Barack Obama

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. — S.G. Tallentyre

It is within the established American tradition of satire, if America surrenders on this point, the freedom of speech is a relic of history. — Pamela Geller

How brave a thing is freedom of speech, which has made the Athenians so far exceed every other state of Hellas in greatness! — Herodotus

I'm for the freedom of expression, given that it will be under strict control. — Alan Bennett

Freedom of speech and the press must be complete. But then freedom of association must be complete too. — Vladimir Lenin

I want to be part of the happiness team - let's create the happiness team - from love, not greed, love of life & our planet, true & free. — Jay Woodman

Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error. — Thomas Jefferson

In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society. — Noam Chomsky

Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately. — Lawrence Ferlinghetti

It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. — Abe Fortas

The sheriff listened uneasily to a sound, very uncommon at elections, of the populace expressing an opinion contrary to that of the lord of the soil. — Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

It is not so much freedom of speech but the right to truth that great men protect. — Criss Jami

We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech
because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth. — Barack Obama

Beyond all the other reasons not to do it, free speech assaults always backfire: they transform bigots into martyrs. — Glenn Greenwald

There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press — Mark Twain

Hypocrites get offended by the truth. — Jess C. Scott

Falling down a flight of steps with a dagger in your back is a disease caused by unwise opening of the mouth. — Terry Pratchett

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE, LIES WILL PUT YOU INTO PRISON — Nelson M. Lubao

A freedom given up is not so easily regained. — Rivera Sun

The first amendment protects free speech, but if you don't have freedom of thought, do you really have freedom of speech? — Rob Kampia

Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. — John Milton

freedom of speech becomes mere license when it goes so far as to criticize the Army, differ with the D.A.R., and advocate the rights of the Mob. — Sinclair Lewis

We do have freedom of speech, but if you say the wrong word, it looks like it makes headlines. So everybody has to be very careful. — Joe Arpaio

I have a decision to go, but I am not sure to choose which other prison on the earth. — Ali Rezavand Zayeri

Freedom of speech does not protect you from the consequences of saying stupid shit.
[Blog post, March 12, 2012] — Jim C. Hines

I grew up with the concept of freedom of speech. So I'm too old, it's too late for me to adjust to the new world, the new world order. — Bobby Fischer

The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech. — Aung San Suu Kyi

Do not make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice. — Bryant McGill

Because if you don't stand up for the stuff you don't like, when they come for the stuff you do like, you've already lost. — Neil Gaiman

We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech. — Boyle Roche

The dimension of cultural equity needs to be added to the humane continuum of liberty, freedom of speech and religion, and social justice. — Alan Lomax

Freedom of Speech has become Freedom of Stupidity on the internet. Some ignominious users should not be given a voice to comment at all. — Michael P. Naughton

I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself. — Oscar Wilde

So we surrender to stupidity, do we? Freedom of speech is sacrificed at the altar of manufactured rage. — David Mitchell

Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear. — Catherine Of Siena

So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. — Martin Luther King Jr.

Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech. — Benjamin Franklin

You can't pick and choose which types of freedom you want to defend. You must defend all of it or be against all of it. — Scott Howard Phillips

I think my first album opened a lot of doors for me to push the freedom of speech to the limit. — Eminem

Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend. — Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The price of freedom of religion or of speech or of the press is that we must put up with, and even pay for, a good deal of rubbish. — Robert H. Jackson

They judged me like they would judge themselves and that's what they could never understand, we are all human but we are not the same. — Nikki Rowe

Most people do not really want others to have freedom of speech, they just want others to be given the freedom to say want they want to hear. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Any country where there is no freedom of speech is no more than a Kingdom of Animals where only the powerful speaks! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Americans have the will to resist because you have weapons. If you don't have a gun, freedom of speech has no power. — Yoshimi Ishikawa

Natural isn't the same as right. Normal isn't the same as moral. Everyone deserves a say in what happens to the world. — Audrey Greathouse

I feel like freedom of speech is one of the great things in this country and the freedom to do what you feel is right. — Taya Kyle

Freedom of speech is a two way street, man. You have the right to say whatever you want and the Boss has a right to tell the police to arrest you. — Lenny Bruce

The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech. — John Mortimer

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

Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one. — A.J. Liebling

The free expression of the hopes and aspirations of a people is the greatest and only safety in a sane society. — Emma Goldman

The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech. — Bell Hooks

I think hard times are coming. We will need writers who can remember freedom. Poets, visionaries, the realists of a larger reality. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire. — Abbie Hoffman