(22 quotes found)
“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter”
Thomas Jefferson
“So long as they don't get violent, I want to let everyone say what they wish, for I myself have always said exactly what pleased me.”
Albert Einstein
“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.”
Mark Twain
“Nobody can bind the thoughts by imposing the rules and regulations, terms and conditions.”
Yasmeen Khan
“Censorship is anachronistic... and having the authorities threaten a student with a prison term is unacceptable”
Joseph Muscat
“I am ready to collaborate as much as possible to create one Bill that satisfies everyone. I want to throw censorship out of the window completely but I want it to be a collective effort in Parliament.”
“The harassment of those who seek to protect the environment is a despicable attempt to distract the public from the more serious issues which Malta is currently facing.”
Malta NGOs
“We talk about freedom of speech but when we get, we cry for censorship.”
“Mr Speaker, no one will shut me up, I did not come here for this shit, I was sent by the people and I’m going to do my work and no one will shut me up”
Franco Debono
“Censorship is imposing on others to live as one wishes to live.”
Anthony Mizzi
