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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

A nation of underachievers is easier to control than a society that excels. — Robyn Heirtzler

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

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

One man's blasphemy doesn't override other people's free-speech rights, their freedom to publish, freedom of thought. — Dan Savage

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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

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

Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice. — Henry Louis Gates Jr.

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 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 of speech encompasses precisely the freedom to annoy, to ridicule, and to offend. — Robert Spencer

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

Lebanese freedom of speech : You get to say whatever you like as long as the authorities approve of it ... Hilarious. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

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

Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight. — Stephen Chbosky

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

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

We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say. — Tracy Morgan

I will not abridge my freedoms so as not to offend savages, freedom of speech is under violent assault here. — Pamela Geller

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

I forget, is freedom of speech when it's legal to say what you want or is it when it has no consequences for some reason? — Eugene Mirman

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

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

We ain't what we oughta be. We ain't what we want to be. We ain't what we gonna be. But, thank God, we ain't what we was. — Martin Luther King Jr.

I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity. — John Hall

Right motives give pinions to thought, and strength and freedom to speech and action. — Mary Baker Eddy

Actually, I am a coward. I say only what is safe to say, and I criticise only what is permissable to criticise. — Murong Xuecun

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

A people which is able to say everything becomes able to do everything. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Sometimes a people lose their right to remain silent when pressured to remain silent. — Criss Jami

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen. — Warren E. Burger

No one has the right to live without being shocked. — Philip Pullman

There was freedom of speech in this era," James Oliver reminds the gentle reader, "so long as you were prepared to pay for it at the end of a rope. — James A. Oliver

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

For the average American freedom of speech is simply the freedom to repeat what everyone else is saying and no more. — Gore Vidal

We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things. — Ron Paul

No man voluntarily expresses his opinion without some intent to make a difference, and even if he does, he shouldn't. — Criss Jami

No duty, however, binds us to these so-called laws, whose corrupting influence menaces what is noblest in our being ... — Benjamin Constant

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

At least in America, you have freedom of speech, which is a good thing. It's just a question of whether you're allowed to use it on 'Fox News'. — Eric Idle

There is no ageism or 'youthism' when it comes to freedom of speech. We are all citizens. — Jacques Parizeau

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. — Kierkegaard Research Centre

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

Every now and then, you get people who tend to forget what this country is about, which is a melting pot of races and cultures and freedom of speech. — Maynard James Keenan

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

A nice, easy place for freedom of speech to be eroded is comics, because comics are a natural target whenever an election comes up. — Neil Gaiman

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

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

As politicians we have to make very difficult decisions and one ... is when freedom of speech actually insults public safety. — Tulip Siddiq

I am sure that as soon as speech was invented, efforts to suppress and control it began, and that process of suppression continues unabated. — Gilbert S. Merritt Jr.

Does a person have a right to change his or her own religion? This is a fundamental human right, just like a right to freedom of speech. — Miroslav Volf

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

A man is entitled to say whatever he wants to say. It's America, freedom of speech. — Reggie Evans

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

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

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

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

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

Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt. — Bergen Evans

This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. — Euripides

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 believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful. — John Lewis

Freedom of speech isn't something you can mess with with journalists. You try to silence them, they'll shout even louder. — Cecelia Ahern

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

More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and human rights as their birthright, not some imported American privilege. — Michael Anti

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

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

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

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

Self-expression has to come out pure. It has to have an environment waiting for it. It has to have a garden it can plant itself in. — Melinda Gebbie

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

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

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

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

It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree. — Leo McKern

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

If you are not free to say no, your yes is meaningless. — Brent Weeks

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

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

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

To a coward, courage always looks like stupidity. — Bill Maher

You can't expect someone to understand your journey, when they've hardly lived one of their own. — Nikki Rowe

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