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A poet who knew that a war leader in his speech on the eve of battle will be both a man of civilization and its raging opposite. — Adam Nicolson

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

A good speech should be a like a woman's skirt: long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest. - WINSTON CHURCHILL — Bill McGowan

Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy. — Bela Lugosi

And, after speech, it provided a readier instrument for the dissemination of nonsense than the world has ever known until our time. — Will Durant

Utterances of cursed language defiles the hearts and souls of man and many. — T.F. Hodge

Some people still believe you should just fall in line with what's going on - and that's scary. It makes a mockery of freedom of speech. — Emily Robison

Nixon is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood and then mount the stump to make a speech for conservation. — Adlai Ewing Stevenson

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

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

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy. — Peggy Noonan

Cobden was the greatest statesman and prophet of the century. His speeches are an inspiration. A man whose disciple I am willing to confess I am. — Richard Cobden

Neil Kinnock's speeches go on for so long because he has nothing to say and so he has no way of knowing when he's finished saying it. — John Major

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

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

Free speech exercised both individually and through a free press, is a necessity in any country where people are themselves free. — Theodore Roosevelt

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

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. — Ambrose Bierce

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

Speech, after all, is in some measure an expression of character, and flexibility in its use is a good way to tell your friends from the robots. — Jacques Barzun

Speech gave man a unique power to lead a double life, he could say one thing and do another. — James Harvey Robinson

a craving for the cloud of unknowing beyond knowledge and for the silence beyond speech, — Susan Sontag

Siberia taught Dostoyevsky much that would be fictionalized in Demons, including criminal speech, the criminal mind and the ways of officialdom. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I suffered from a quite severe speech impediment when I was young, and keeping a journal was part of the therapy. — George Fetherling

I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense. — Walter Dean Myers

The child takes most of his nature of the mother, besides speech, manners, and inclination. — Herbert Spencer

Free speech isn't dead in Germany and Italy, merely the speakers ... — Bob Hope

Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others say. — George Washington

Not how it is meant. Law is defined by its effect rather than its intention, and its chief affect his accusation, the intimation of less-than. — William McDavid

I have a voice, too, and for good or evil mine is the speech that cannot be silenced — Joseph Conrad

It's a wise person who knows the difference between free speech and cheap talk. — Doug Larson

Obama will win the 2012 election, thanks in part to the tech community rallying behind him due to issues like SOPA, visas, and free speech. — John Battelle

Aggressive civil disobedience should be confined to a vindication of the right of free speech and free association. — Mahatma Gandhi

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection. — Colin Powell

Take it not amiss, O speech, that I borrow weighty words, and later try hard to make them seem light. — Wislawa Szymborska

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.

The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Out of evil comes good, however, and the confusion of tongues gave rise to 'the ancient practice of Masons conversing without the use of speech.' — A. E. Waite

I am slow of speech and slow of tongue. — Moses

I don't like jokes in speeches. I do like wit and humor. A joke is to humor what pornography is to erotic language in a good novel. — James C. Humes

Genuine laughter is true eloquence and more effective than speech — Mahatma Gandhi

Many quote scripture, less study it, and even fewer live it. ~T.F. Hodge — T.F. Hodge

Language becomes a prison house only poets can escape ... if we do not reject any strict distinctions between ordinary usage and figures of speech. — Arthur Quinn

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

O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue. — Moses

Banquet: a plate of cold, hairy chicken and artificially coloured green peas completely surrounded by dreary speeches and appeals for donations. — Bennett Cerf

I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering. — Nhat Hanh

Everyone asks for freedom for himself,
The man free love, the businessman free trade,
The writer and talker free speech and free press. — Robert Frost

Sound is a subtle form of speech and then more subtle than sound is silence and that's like the realm of being. — MC Yogi

The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order. — Madeleine Albright

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. — Walter Bagehot

I am not content to entrust our free-speech rights to the good graces and whims of Congress and hope that politicians don't abuse their power. — Ted Cruz

Man must saturate his daily life in truthful speech, virtuous acts and holy thoughts. — Sathya Sai Baba

In the secret island the Druid shall dwell once more, and the Bard, the slave of the harp, utter the speech of the Gods. — Lewis Spence

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

All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome — Ben Jonson

By the effectiveness of redemption, not by impressive speech, nor by wooing and persuading, but only by the sheer unaided power of God. — Oswald Chambers

Silence often expresses 'more powerfully than speech the verdict and judgment of society. — Benjamin Disraeli

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

The past above, the future below
and the present pouring down: the roar,
the roar of the present, a speech
is, of necessity, my sole concern. — William Carlos Williams

A master of improvised speech and improvised policies. — A.J.P. Taylor

I believe that sensitivity to issues of race and ethnicity is important, and nuanced, even more so when it intersects with the issue of free speech. — Gene Weingarten

Yet accurate speech about anything, and especially about God, is in fact a rhythm of silence and speech, speaking and listening. — Ellen F. Davis

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. — Margaret Atwood

He gave man speech, and speech created thought, Which is the measure of the universe. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

As I've been acting since I was young it's taught me to give a good speech, and, though I say so myself, I did it pretty well. — Jonathan Krohn

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

Trust me, I have never written a speech in my life, and if I have my way, I never will. — Curt Schilling

Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth. — Plutarch

By sincerity, a man gains physical, mental and linguistic straightforwardness, and harmonious tendency; that is, congruence of speech and action. — Mahavira

But in love each moment is magnified, and every gesture, word and syllable is examined like a speech by the President. — Hanif Kureishi

The true speech of man is idiomatic, if not of the earth and sky, then at least of the saloon and the bleachers. — Walter Lippmann

The roots of a lasting relationship are mindfulness, deep listening and loving speech, and a strong community to support you. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Resist this war on God, freedom of religion and freedom of speech. — Ben Carson

I think it's appropriate in America for anyone to speak out and say what their reaction is to the president's State of the Union speech. — Jim Jordan

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

In a victory speech, I always like to thank the opposition, because without their help and stupidity, I couldn't have won. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Speech is one of the marvels that characterize man, and also one of the most difficult spontaneous creations that have been accomplished by nature. — Maria Montessori

It's far more important why is being said, than what. — Aleksandra Ninkovic

The skeptic, being a lover of his kind, desires to cure by speech, as best he can, the self-conceit and rashness of the dogmatists. — Sextus Empiricus

Criticize me if you can, but that won't stop me from saying what i like, my mouth is mine, and not yours. — Michael Bassey Johnson

We've got to stand up not only for free speech, but also for all that we've inherited from the Enlightenment and from Christianity. — Roger Scruton

Every man may speak truly, but to speak methodically, prudently, and fully is a talent that few men have. — Michel De Montaigne

[ ... ] [E]very citizen has to avoid any activities and speeches that harm the image of the country and interests of the people. — Thein Sein

The Four Virtues
virtue, demeanor, speech, and work. — Lisa See

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

One who utters speech that isn't rough
But instructive and truthful
So that he offends no one,
Him I call Brahmin. — Anonymous

It is not easy to describe the present position of legal opinion on advertising and free speech. Only a poet can capture the essence of chaos. — Bill Vaughan

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

Two may talk together under the same roof for many years, yet never really meet; and two others at first speech are old friends. — Mary Catherwood

Speak boldly and speak truly, shame the devil. — John Fletcher

Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his instructions without the use of speech. — Lao-Tzu

Place a padlock on your throat and hide the key. — Rumi

Speech sounds cannot be understood, delimited, classified and explained except in the light of the tasks which they perform in language. — Roman Jakobson

There is a fine line between free speech and hate speech. Free speech encourages debate whereas hate speech incites violence. — Newton Lee

If the Prodigal Son's a parable, and if Adam and Eve are metaphors, then maybe God is just figure of speech. — Dan Barker

If you can't write freely and if you can't speak freely in your country, you can be sure that you are living in a very primitive country! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Twas a special gift of God that speech was given to mankind; for through the Word, and not by force, wisdom governs. — Martin Luther

I, schooled in misery, know many purifying rites, and I know where speech is proper and where silence. — Aeschylus

Vowels are the most illuminated letters in the alphabet. Vowels are the colors and souls of poetry and speech. (1976 Penthouse interview) — Patti Smith