Top 1200 Freedom Of Speech And Expression Quotes & Sayings - Page 7

We don't have the freedom of speech to talk about the weather. We have the first amendment so we can say some very controversial things.

I believe in it so passionately because anywhere you look in the world, where governments become too big or become authoritarian, speech and expression is one of the first fundamental freedoms to go.

Freedom of speech and of the press are essential to the enlightenment of a free people and in restraining those who wield power.

I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.

Freedom is partial to no race. Freedom has no religion. Freedom favors no ethnicity. Freedom discriminates not between rich and poor countries. Inevitably freedom will overwhelm Ethiopia.

I would welcome satirical references to political leaders as part of freedom of expression.

All over the world, there is someone sitting in a cell because he or she is not allowed freedom of expression.

Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately.

If we were going to address what involves the biggest number of women, reproductive freedom is a fundamental human right - like freedom of speech, the most basic right. Freedom from violence, since women worldwide are still like 70% at least of all victims of violence. Equality in the family, democracy in the family, since the family is the microcosm of everything else, so if you have inequality and violence in the family, it normalizes it in the street, for foreign policy, for every place else.

Motion pictures are of course a different medium of expression than the public speech, the radio, the stage, the novel, or the magazine. But the First Amendment draws no distinction between the various methods of communicating ideas.

We do have freedom of speech, but if you say the wrong word, it looks like it makes headlines. So everybody has to be very careful.

I think my first album opened a lot of doors for me to push the freedom of speech to the limit.

This decision is an illustration that freedom of speech still protects average people sitting on a street corner singing.

True observation begins when devoid of set patterns; freedom of expression occurs when one is beyond system.

Analogy pervades all our thinking, our everyday speech and our trivial conclusions as well as artistic ways of expression and the highest scientific achievements.

I support freedom of speech - even Pamela Geller's right to her Islamophobic subway posters.

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

The people of Iran have had to endure repressive laws that have stifled their freedom of speech and religion for too long.

I have always respected the freedom of expression. But the dissemination of false information is lamentable and subject to criminal penalties.

Academic freedom and free speech mean the right to consider ideas with which you might disagree.

...In every realm of male expression and action, violence is experienced and articulated as love and freedom.

After September 11th, freedom of speech in America has become a topic that's touchier than a Vatican summer camp.

Lebanese freedom of speech : You get to say whatever you like as long as the authorities approve of it... Hilarious.

I shall stand for freedom of thought and expression in a place where it has been trampled and penalized.

We have to uphold a free press and freedom of speech - because, in the end, lies and misinformation are no match for the truth.

There has to be a cut-off somewhere between the freedom of expression and a graphically explicit free-for-all.

It is within the established American tradition of satire, if America surrenders on this point, the freedom of speech is a relic of history.

It seems that the right of freedom of speech that was enshrined in numerous constitutions is now under attack by religious institutions.

The freedom of speech of private individuals includes the right to not agree, not to listen, and not to finance one's own antagonists.

Freedom demands that we struggle for an extension of both equality and free expression, not regard one as inimical to the other.

As politicians we have to make very difficult decisions and one...is when freedom of speech actually insults public safety.

O What A Freedom Is Thine! Freedom from Condemnation. Freedom to the Promises, Freedom to the Throne of Grace, and at last Freedom to Enter Heaven!

I understand freedom of speech but if I made my living spreading rumors about people, my family wouldn't claim me.

Any director or writer or artist has the right to do what they want to do - freedom of expression is something I celebrate.

And although I'm all for freedom of expression and against censorship, there are certain things I'm not willing to go to jail for.

Art is about freedom of expression, and should not be molded to fit any propaganda or lofty ideal.

Freedom of worship, even of public speech, would become a farce if interference became the order of the day.

We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.

The First Amendment of the US Constitution ... is an eloquent repudiation of the First Commandment's prohibition of religious freedom. It is also a repudiation of the Third Commandment's prohibition of freedom of speech. The Thirteenth Amendment repudiates the institution of slavery which is so cozily assumed by the Fourth and Tenth Protestant Commandments.

I was interested in the ideas - freedom, free speech and having control of my own life. That's why I became a Tory.

Our constitution enshrines the rule of law, freedom of worship and expression, we cherish these values too.

All art speaks in signs and symbols. No one can explain how it happens that the artist can waken to life in us the existence that he has seen and lives through. No artistic speech is the adequate expression of what it represents; its vital force comes from what is unspoken in it.

I don't have tiffs with people. I only mind my business, but whatever interferes my freedom of expression, I have always voiced.

Freedom of expression has a responsibility by those people who espouse it in the West, in particular non-Muslims.

What do we want for people? Human dignity, personal expression and fulfillment, justice, freedom.

True patriots believe that freedom from responsibility is selfishness, freedom from sacrifice is cowardice, freedom from tolerance is prejudice, freedom from stewardship is exploitation, and freedom from compassion is cruelty.

The more complicated and restricted the method, the less opportunity for expression of one's original sense of freedom.

We have the freedom of speech. We are able to hold hands in protest and stand up for what we believe in and have people hear what you have to say.

Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful; without free speech progress is checked, and the nations no longer march forward towards the nobler life which the future holds for man. Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. The abuse dies in a day; but the denial stays the life of the people and entombs the hope of the race.

Some people in China don't look at freedom of speech as an abstract ideal, but more as a means to an end.

It's the Spanish state which should say sorry for violating the right to protest and freedom of expression.

Hong Kong has a reputation for freedom in spite of the People's Republic of China. It has a strong tradition of free speech.

I will follow anyone... and invite everyone... too unite and defend the freedom of expression.

Gutzon Borglum, the individual, is nothing. Art, expression, freedom are everything. On this I stand or fall.

It is true that independent music is risky, but the amount of freedom of expression it provides an artist overpowers this risk.

Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth.

The time has now come to amend the Constitution to restore freedom of speech for America's people of faith.

Those religions that are oppressive to women are also against democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.

Whether it's freedom to express, freedom to live, freedom to earn, freedom to thrive, freedom to learn, whatever it is, I want to make sure that I'm a part of these spaces and opening doors.

Democratization is not democracy; it is a slogan for the temporary liberalization handed down from an autocrat. Glasnost is not free speech; only free speech, constitutionally guaranteed, is free speech.