“Free speech is to a great people what winds are to oceans and malarial regions, which waft away the elements of disease and bring new elements of health; and where free speech is stopped, miasma is bred, and death comes fast.”
Henry Ward Beecher
“Some people's idea of [free speech] is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage.”
Winston Churchill
“Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.”
Abbie Hoffman
“There is tonic in the things that men do not love to hear. Free speech is to a great people what the winds are to oceans ... and where free speech is stopped miasma is bred, and death comes fast.”
“Some people want as much access to free speech as possible; others don't want religion endorsed in the classroom. Who's caught in the middle? The school district.”
Richard Ackerman
“People are entitled to free speech.”
Michael Jones
“I felt joyful at the public's criticism. People come to the country for free speech. It's what America is all about,”
Janet Reno
