171 Quotes About Freedom-of-expression

What kind of God is it who's upset by a cartoon in Danish?"[Interview with Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers on Faith & Reason, June 23, 2006]

As a human being you have the right to express yourself. You have the right to journey wherever your mind wanders and to express the thoughts you come up with along the way. You have the right to believe, and to atone, the same way you have the right to love and to hate.

Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty.

Artists shouldn't wait until they are told what their art should be, they shouldn't follow trends or allow other people to influence their work, an artist should only create from the strongest emotions within their heart

Someone tweeted a quote of mine yesterday, and got abused so much for posting it they deleted it. Any doubts free speech is under attack everywhere now vanished for me right there. The crushing of my words in another's mouth left me speechless. Words, and the freedom to express them, are getting torched on a bonfire of inanities. Then the chilling hand of déjà vu claps us on the back and tells us not to concern ourselves with independent thought.

In all professional endeavors, rigorous standards of accuracy are required. Scholars cherish their freedom of expression. But full freedom cannot be experienced if part of one’s knowledge is ruled “out-of-bounds” by edicts of men. Spiritual truth cannot be ignored—especially divine commandments.

People would rather be equal thank free.

I reach out to touch her, the goddess beholding me. "Thank you for coming." I shout with gratitude. "Now let's go create a night to remember!

All social interactions require some loss of freedom.