It should be clear by now that my focus here is not freedom of speech or the press. This freedom is all too often an exaggeration. At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a distraction from the critical examinat...
Do we really want the FCC to conduct investigations and issue warnings to radio talk show hosts nationwide who simply discuss the important issues of our time? The Constitution says 'freedom of speech,' not 'freedom of government-approved fair speech...
If large numbers of people believe in freedom of speech, there will be freedom of speech, even if the law forbids it. But if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted, even if laws exist to protect them." [ , Tribune, 7 D...
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship.
Now is the time to draw a clean, clear, bright line and say if you are engaging in speech over the Internet you do not have to check with your lawyer or your accountant. You are a free American, and you have the opportunity to engage in free speech o...
It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree.
We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say.
We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
In the young, silence is better than speech.
The sober man's secret is the drunkard's speech.
Pastor Ted and other evangelical pastors I hear about in the media seem to perceive just about everything to be a threat against Christianity. Evolution is a threat. Gay marriage is a threat. A swear word uttered accidentally on television is a threa...
Acceptance speeches can make or break presidential candidacies. It was Al Gore's 2000 acceptance speech that relaunched his candidacy and nearly saved him. John Kerry's speech and overall ineffective convention nearly sank him in 2004 (though he was ...
I don't think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech.
Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.
Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.
Speech both conceals and reveals the thoughts of men.
You must stand for free speech in the streets.
Don't focus on the length of your speech focuses on logic in your speech.
I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.
Privacy is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution as freedom of speech is in the First Amendment.
