198 Quotes About Free-speech

Too little freedom is captivity, too much freedom is chaos.

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

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.

The state can't give you free speech, and the state can't take it away. You're born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free...

If we do not believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we do not believe in it at all.

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

It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what."[I saw hate in a graveyard -- Stephen Fry, The Guardian, 5 June 2005]

It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do.

Freedom of speech gives us the right to offend others, whereas freedom of thought gives them the choice as to whether or not to be offended.