Noam Chomsky (1928) american linguist, philosopher and activist
Quotes 1990s, 1990–1994, Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, 1992
“It is not proper either to have a blunt sword or to use freedom of speech ineffectually.
Neither is the sun to be taken from the world, nor freedom of speech from erudition.”
As quoted in the translation of Thomas Taylor (1818)
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“Some people will say, ‘Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech’. These are foolish people.”
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
Google's Eric Schmidt calls for 'spell-checkers for hate and harassment' https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/08/googles-eric-schmidt-spell-checkers-hate-harassment-terrorism, 8 December 2015, by Alex Hern. <br class="br">2010s, 2015 <br class="br">Context: We are losing a lot of people to the Internet. We have to do something. We have to go see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what’s happening. We have to talk to them [about], maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. Some people will say, ‘Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech’. These are foolish people.
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“Freedom of Speech is Freedom of Music.”
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Sören Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism
Either/Or Part I, Swenson Translation p. 19 Variations include: People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought, which they avoid. People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
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Noam Chomsky (1928) american linguist, philosopher and activist
Quotes 1990s, 1990-1994, Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, 1992
Context: If you believe in freedom of speech, you believe in freedom of speech for views you don't like. Goebbels was in favor of freedom of speech for views he liked. So was Stalin. If you're in favor of freedom of speech, that means you're in favor of freedom of speech precisely for views you despise.