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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather. Barbara Ehrenreich
To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves. Claude Adrien Helvetius
People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. Soren Kierkegaard
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. Salman Rushdie
In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them. Alexis de Tocqueville
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. Benjamin Franklin
We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. John F. Kennedy
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there. Clare Booth Luce |
