Said in reference to a protest by Greens member Bob Brown during his address to the Australian Parliament as Brown was ordered to leave the parliament. October 23, 2003 http://theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/23/1066631538204.html?oneclick=true <br class="br">2000s, 2003
Howard Stern (1954) American radio personality
[Piers, Morgan, Howard Stern almost retired last year, 2011-01-18, CNN, http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/01/18/howard.stern.piers.morgan/, Piers Morgan Tonight, 2011-01-19]
Howard Stern on Piers Morgan Tonight, CNN (January 18, 2011)
Noam Chomsky (1928) american linguist, philosopher and activist
Quotes 1990s, 1990–1994, Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, 1992
“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.
“Freedom of Speech is Freedom of Music.”
Sun Ra (1914–1993) American jazz composer and bandleader
"The Neglected Plane of Wisdom" (1966), p. 250
Sun Ra : The Immeasurable Equation (2005)
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.
“Where there is no freedom of speech, there is no conscience.”
Ayaan Hirsi Ali (1969) Dutch feminist, author
Speech on Freedom of Expression at the European Parliament, 14 February 2008
John Howard Lawson (1894–1977) American politician
Speaking to the rest of the Hollywood Ten during their preparation for testimony, in answer to a hypothetical prosecution ploy, "Do you believe in free speech for fascists?" From Odd Man Out: A Memoir of the Hollywood Ten by Edward Dmytryk (1996, Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, IL).
Pythagoras (-585–-495 BC) ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher
As quoted in the translation of Thomas Taylor (1818)
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