#freedom of speech

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

— Soren Kierkegaard

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And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vilified, and magazines to be closed down on the spot, for suggesting another version of history. ↗

— David Icke

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I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

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I live in America. I have the right to write whatever I want. And it's equaled by another right just as powerful: the right not to read it. Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people. ↗

— Brad Thor

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My view is that good community management is like having good municipal government: You should be able to have dissenting opinions and so on, freedom of speech, but your grandmother should also be able to walk down the street at night without having to worry about getting mugged. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

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We don't have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of association are more important than protecting secrets. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

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If one more 'journalist' makes a cavalier statement about me and my band, I will personally or with my fans' help, greet them at their home and discover just how much they believe in their freedom of speech. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

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

— John Mortimer

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Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press. ↗

— Dennis Prager

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

— Leo McKern

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