Freedom of speech does not mean that you have to agree with everything that a comedian says, but that comedian should have the freedom to be able to try to make that funny. It's the attempt that I'm trying to defend so hard, no necessarily the execution.
I would rather put up with Rush Limbaugh and live in a country where we all do have freedom of speech.
Abuses of the freedom of speech ought to be repressed, but to whom are we to commit the power of doing it?
The U.S. affirms freedom of speech.[Vladimir] Putin is no friend of freedom of speech.
I've always thought the most patriotic thing you could do in a democracy is to speak the truth as you see it. And that's what we're supposed to be about in America. Freedom of speech.
Some people only speak of freedom of speech while they're out of power. Once they're in power, they're ruthless in suppressing the rights of others.
The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech.
Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right.
Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects that interest me and there freedom of speech comes into it.
I am attacked equally by the hard right and the hard left for expressing what they regard as politically incorrect views. I thrive on such controversy and welcome it. It only encourages me to speak out more. I have not been affected by attacks on me for defending freedom of speech and due process.
I'm for the freedom of expression, given that it will be under strict control.
Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way.
