Oprah Winfrey Quotes

We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech.

Freedom of speech is a great thing and we have said nothing that is not allowed.

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 is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.

Freedom of speech is the great bulwark of liberty; they prosper and die together.

Political speech is indispensable to decision-making in a democracy, and this is no less true because the speech comes from a corporation. By taking the right to speak from some and giving it to others, the Government deprives the disadvantaged person or class of the right to use speech to strive to establish worth, standing, and respect for the speaker’s voice. The Government may not by these means deprive the public of the right and privilege to determine for itself what speech and speakers are worthy of consideration. The First Amendment protects speech and speaker, and the ideas that flow from each.

Speech is an essential mechanism of democracy, for it is the means to hold officials accountable to the people. [...] The right of citizens to inquire, to hear, to speak, and to use information to reach consensus is a precondition to enlightened self-government and a necessary means to protect it. [...] By taking the right to speak from some and giving it to others, the Government deprives the disadvantaged person or class of the right to use speech to strive to establish worth, standing, and respect for the speaker’s voice. The Government may not by these means deprive the public of the right and privilege to determine for itself what speech and speakers are worthy of consideration. The First Amendment protects speech and speaker, and the ideas that flow from each.

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

Honestly, this country was built on freedom of speech and freedom of expression, and when you can no longer do that, then it is no longer based on that, you know.

Individuals have a right to freedom of speech.

There is nothing more wonderful than freedom of speech.

It is called the First Amendment. ...Simple words marching in seried ranks. Compact, concise. To the point. Clear and pure. It's freedom's music.

Think 'free speech,' not 'free beer.'

I'm defending free speech pretty much all over the place because you still have freedom of speech.

The freedom of speech and the freedom of press, it's just precious man, it really is.

Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.

As to the media, they are protected by the First Amendment, as they should be.

Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.

So the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is out there preserving and fighting for, and sometimes winning and sometimes losing, the fight for First Amendment rights in comics and, more generally, for freedom of speech.

Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by definition, needs no protection.

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.

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?

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify suppression of free speech and assembly.

The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.

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