“When the Strident Voices of Dissent loudly rise up from the Wilderness of Mann, the High-Flying Feathered Demi-gods shall poop upon them and fill their mouths with spew.”
P. A. Monson
“Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.”
Abbie Hoffman
“It's not about freedom of speech because we retain free speech. It's about ending corrupt politics.”
Christopher Shays
“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
“The Framers [of the Constitution] knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.”
Hugo Black
“Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.”
Salman Rushdie
“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.”
Herbert Hoover
