Deborah K. Ross Quotes

Burning the flag is a form of expression. Speech doesn't just mean written words or oral words. It could be semaphore. And burning a flag is a symbol that expresses an idea - I hate the government, the government is unjust, whatever.

So I decided the only place I can speak to the world is from outside Israel.

My house was bugged. They couldn't find any information on me being a subversive because I happen to love America; I just don't like some of the things the government is doing.

But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?

As much as I disagreed with every second of 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' the fact that it is out made me jump for joy.

You know, everybody believes in free speech until you start questioning them about it.

In America we don’t apologize for opinions, that’s why we have a 1st Amendment. If we can’t discuss even controversial opinions in the pages of our newspapers, where are we going to do it?

Our birthright under the 1st Amendment is to foster the voices of dissent.

Before every free conscience in America is subpoenaed, please speak up!

It is an unmistakable statement of contempt for a government to burn its flag.

Opinion and protest are the life breath of democracy—even when it blows heavy.

Offensive or not, those who burn the flag to express their views are exercising a right that our founding generation fought a revolution to secure.

… disagreement with the policies of the government is not evidence of lack of patriotism.

If printers (publishers) only printed that which everyone liked, there would be very little printed

I don't think kneeling during the anthem is such a bad thing.

You may dislike what somebody else has said; that is perfectly valid. You may not agree with what somebody else has said. But saying something cannot possibly amount to sedition.

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

You know, when we get to a point in this country where dissent is extremism, we've turned, I think, a very dark page in our history. And I don't want us to go there. I encourage Americans and I'm - right now, to go to these town hall meetings, to - to talk to your Congressmen, the people that you elected.

If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.

Writers in repressive societies are considered dangerous. That's why so many of them are in jail.

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

Political criticism is our enemies' best friend.

Everybody favours free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

We can never intimidate and discourage the people who voice their words with courage. The essence of freedom rests precisely here - in the freedom of expression of the people. And we must protect it.