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The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the principles that guide a free society. ↗

— Roy Hattersley

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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

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The remedy for speech that is false is speech that is true. This is the ordinary course in a free society. The response to the unreasoned is the rational; to the uninformed, the enlightened; to the straight-out lie, the simple truth. ↗

— Anthony Kennedy

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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

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So this is all part of a free society. People are entitled to hold whatever view they want, and the media can report things how they wish. ↗

— Alexander Downer

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If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion. ↗

— Friedrich August von Hayek

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We live in a democracy. We have this extraordinary opportunity to use our mind and say what we think, speak as we think. Sometimes what we say is objectionable to other people. But that is part of a free society. ↗

— Hal Holbrook

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