#pee

The only truth is that we cannot speak the truth . The only acceptable viewpoint is that we cannot express a viewpoint. ↗

— Murong Xuecun

#literature #freedom

A nation of underachievers is easier to control than a society that excels. ↗

— Ryan Hunter

#freedom-of-choice #freedom-of-expression #freedom-of-speech #freedom

I know it when I see it Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964), concurring op. ↗

— Justice Potter Stewart

#law #obscenity #freedom

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

— Newton Lee

#speech #freedom

A freedom given up is not so easily regained. ↗

— Rivera Sun

#civil-liberty #civil-rights-movement #constitution #constitutional-rights #freedom

The interest in encouraging freedom of expression in a democratic society outweighs any theoretical but unproven benefit of censorship. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#freedom

La prensa crítica no derriba gobiernos ni por sí sola modifica el rumbo de la política, pero sin ella se perjudicaría mucho más la salud mental de sus lectores. ↗

— Carlos Monsivais

#freedom

If large numbers of people believe in freedom of speech, there will be freedom of speech, even if the law forbids it. But if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted, even if laws exist to protect them." [Freedom of the Park, Tribune, 7 December 1945] ↗

— George Orwell

#freedom #freedom-of-speech #liberty #minorities #persecution

Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it. ↗

— Robert South

#conceal #given #men #mind #ordinary

Was it animal pee or human pee? Someone asked. How would I know? What, am I an expert in the study of pee? ↗

— John Green

#humor #paper #pee #towns #funny