It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
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When we were told that by freedom we understood free enterprise, we did very little to dispel this monstrous falsehood. Wealth and economic well-being, we have asserted, are the fruits of freedom, while we should have been the first to know that this kind of ''happiness'' has been an unmixed blessing only in this country, and it is a minor blessing compared with the truly political freedoms, such as freedom of speech and thought, of assembly and association, even under the best conditions.
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I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.
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How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech.
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The environment is worth more than consumer goods and the g.n.p. freedom of speech is absolute and inviolate. guns are too dangerous for private ownership. sustainable & non-polluting energy sources make environmental and economic sense. research performed on animals is, by definition, scientifically unsound. cruelty is unacceptable. what you do with your own body is your choice. one individual violently imposing his or her will on another individual is wrong. you can't expect people to worry about the world when they can't feed themselves or their children. the hazards and risks of nuclear power make it unacceptable as an energy source. the use of animals for food is unhealthy, inefficient, & cruel. people need love & affection. tobacco use has killed & harmed more people than all human wars combined.
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People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have. For example, the freedom of thought. Instead they demand freedom of speech as a compensation.
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When we were told that by freedom we understood free enterprise, we did very little to dispel this monstrous falsehood. Wealth and economic well-being, we have asserted, are the fruits of freedom, while we should have been the first to know that this kind of happiness has been an unmixed blessing only in this country, and it is a minor blessing compared with the truly political freedoms, such as freedom of speech and thought, of assembly and association, even under the best conditions.
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A nice, easy place for freedom of speech to be eroded is comics, because comics are a natural target whenever an election comes up.
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Americans have the will to resist because you have weapons. If you don't have a gun, freedom of speech has no power.
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Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.
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The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech.
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It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.
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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
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This is criminalizing freedom of speech, opinion, thought and belief.
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This is criminalizing freedom of speech, opinion, thought and belief,
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People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
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with a serious handicap as they enter college or private life where freedom of speech will be permitted.
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There is nothing more wonderful than freedom of speech.
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People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.
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People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid
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In a free state there should be freedom of speech and thought.
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We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world...
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If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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It is by the goodness of God that we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.
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It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, an...
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Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say and freedom of worship is of no use to a man who has lost his God.
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Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as publick Liberty, without Freedom of Speech.
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I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.
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It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.
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In our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.
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