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- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. George Orwell. Inspirational, Life, Freedom.
- Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. Potter Stewart. Society, Censorship In Books, Censoring Books.
- This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. Euripides. Freedom, Literature, Slavery.
- Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.
- “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell.
- “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” ― S.G. Tallentyre, The Friends of Voltaire.
- “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself.” ― Oscar Wilde.
- “Censorship is to art as lynching is to justice.” ― Henry Louis Gates Jr.
A collection of quotes from various authors and figures on the topic of freedom of speech. Explore different perspectives, opinions, and examples of how freedom of speech is valued, challenged, and practiced in different contexts and countries.
Explore the views of famous figures on freedom of speech, from the Founding Fathers to modern celebrities. Learn how they defended, criticized, or challenged this fundamental right in different contexts and times.
Benjamin Franklin. Taken, Government, Support. "On Freedom of Speech and the Press". Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania Gazette, November 17, 1737. Without Freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom;and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech. Benjamin Franklin. Wisdom, Freedom, Patriotic.
Find Quotes. “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”. “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”. “We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.”.
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Source. Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say and freedom of worship is of no use to a man who has lost his God. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Source. There's no fine line between "free speech" and "hate speech": Free speech is hate speech; it's for the speech you hate -- and for all your speech that the other guy hates.
