Larry Flynt Quotes

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

I think that, as Americans, we should never forget that when we tamper with freedom of speech, it is a very sensitive issue that affects all of our constitutional rights and privileges.

Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition—well, they are still radical ideas.

We're losing our freedom of speech. We are losing freedom of religion. We are losing freedom of the press.

Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.

Freedom of speech, freedom to criticize pillars of government, freedom to form parties and freedom of the press within the framework of the constitution are among the absolute rights of the public.

The freedom to persuade and suggest is the essence of the democratic process.

The right to discuss freely and openly, by speech, by the press, by the pen, all political questions, and to examine and animadvert upon all political institutions ... [is] a right as clear and certain, so interwoven with our other liberties, so necessary, in fact to their existence, that without is we must fall at once into despotism and anarchy.

The Liberty of Conscience and of the Press cannot be cancelled, abridged, restrained, or modified by any authority of the United States

Although the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment may benefit society generally, or communities in particular, we don't condition those freedoms on whether how we use them benefits anyone.

People have the right to protest - that's what democracy is all about. I have no problem with people exercising their democratic rights.

I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away.

India is the biggest democracy. We have the right to say what we want to say, and people have the right to protest.

The United States of America stands for: the ability for people to worship freely, the ability for people to vote and to express their opinion freely is something we hold dear.

The First Amendment means everything to me.

I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do as you just said that you really have to defend the First Amendment rights of everybody.

In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well.

I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.

The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to come from somewhere else to realize how valuable it is.

The United States gave me opportunities that my country of origin could not: freedom of the press and complete freedom of expression.

One has the right to be wrong in a democracy.

I feel like freedom of speech is one of the great things in this country and the freedom to do what you feel is right.

The liberties and freedoms which we hold dear and we recognize and cherish and respect guide the way we gather information in the United States.

The freedom of thought and expression is one of the most sacred rights in this country.

Living in America means enjoying freedoms that people in many other countries cannot.