Quotes About Rights

I think free agency is something you earn.

This is not supposed to be a fascist country, where you are forced to do things you don't want to do. This is a free country.

Why, in our 'free' country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?

We Americans like to believe we live in a free country with the right to use the justice system to ensure that government abuses are stopped or redressed. That's far from the truth, and it's an awful thing to experience first-hand.

We live in a democracy. We have this extraordinary opportunity to use our mind and say what we think, speak as we think. Sometimes what we say is objectionable to other people. But that is part of a free society.

It's not OK to condone violence because of free speech.

Free speech is very important.

Free speech should never mean hate speech.

Remember that free speech is about the government can't infringe on your free-speech right. It says nothing about an employer - and what they can do to your free speech right. You've got the right to say it. But if you're working for somebody, they have the right to do whatever they want as well.

Somehow, defending my liberal values of free speech, liberty, and rights of the individual has become a conservative position.

If you have ever read my columns, you know how important free speech is to me... and how important it should be to everyone.

Freedom of choice and free speech without fear must be defended.

We live in a free world, so everyone can say whatever.

Freedom is not negotiable.

America, to me, is freedom.

Freedom of expression is very important.

Any director or writer or artist has the right to do what they want to do - freedom of expression is something I celebrate.

We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom.

I don't think people know what freedom of expression really means.

Enshrined in the Philippine constitution, which is similar to the United States, is the bill of rights: freedom of expression, freedom of the press. These are enshrined. And yet, freedom of the press has been curtailed.

Obviously I'm 100-percent for freedom of expression.

The freedom of expression cannot be defined selectively.

Alabama has a history of safeguarding our freedom of religion.

While people can differ on the issues, no one should seek to discourage freedom of speech.