We don't need to 'control' free speech, we need to control ourselves.

Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.

The Democrats do not like free speech. And that's not an exaggeration.

It's not Big Brother that we now have to be afraid of, but Big Browser.

Even if the country is run by a Mussolini, free speech will find its way.

The great thing about the Internet is that it will not abide by the rules.

The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.

Aesthetic freedom is like free speech; it is, indeed, a form of free speech.

You cannot prevent me from talking. I am exercising my right to free speech.

You can't come in and invade people's personal space because of free speech.

We still have a First Amendment that protects your business and free speech.

It's obvious that I come down on the side of free speech for anybody's work.

I can't emphasize how important free speech is to a liberal and free democracy.

Protecting free speech is not only a matter of principle, it is also pragmatic.

I'm all for free speech, and I don't need my viewpoint to be the only viewpoint.

We have ways to protect the public when free speech crosses over in hate speech.

Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.

Marks on paper are free - free speech - press - pictures all go together I suppose.

Free speech is not just another value. It's the foundation of Western civilization.

You know, everybody believes in free speech until you start questioning them about it.

Without free speech no search for truth is possible... no discovery of truth is useful.

I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing.

Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.

I always think the true test of free speech is when someone says something you don't like.

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

Flag-burning is plain wrong, and I'll stand up for free speech - even speech I don't like.

'Free speech' isn't speech at all if it's being used without listening, attention, or care.

Where there is a great deal of free speech there is always a certain amount of foolish speech.

If Thomas Jefferson had heard us, he probably would have said, 'We shouldn't have free speech.'

We need to respect free speech, but we need to respect one another's rights to free speech, too.

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

Joan Rivers broke down barriers, advocated for free speech, and never apologized for who she was.

I'm defending free speech pretty much all over the place because you still have freedom of speech.

Conservatives should defend free speech - but we must not amplify it when it's blatantly grotesque.

Democrats need to value free speech and we should not be intimidated into giving an inch of it away.

Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by definition, needs no protection.

Free speech is the foundation of an open and liberal democracy from college campuses to the White House.

Free speech is meaningless if the commercial cacophony has risen to the point where no one can hear you.

Free speech may be a right, but only by using it as a force for good in the world do we make it a virtue.

Equally, the Internet interprets attempts at proprietary control as threats and mobilizes to defeat them.

All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right.

Moderate people are able to be moderate and have free speech only because there are some people on the fringe.

Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.

To people like me, educated in post-war Britain, free speech has been a firm premise of the British way of life.

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

I fundamentally agree with the critical nature of Israeli democracy, which embraces the core notion of free speech.

There is no danger is letting people have their say. ... There is a danger when you try to stop them from saying it.

Free speech is carelessly tossed to one side in order to silence views and people that liberals label as intolerant.

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