Baron Vaughn Quotes

Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know.

I mean, believe me, I'm not for censorship.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Let me be clear: I am not an advocate of 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?

I am against censorship. I don't think there is anything more stupid than censorship.

I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means.

I love free speech.

When there is freedom of speech, I've found that the majority of people really have nothing to say.

People have the right to say what they want to.

Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But that's where an interesting conversation begins.

Political correctness kills discussion.

I am still against any kind of censorship. It's a subject in my life that has been very important.

I believe in the freedom of expression, unequivocally - though, as I have written before, I wish more people would understand that freedom of expression is not freedom from consequence.

I'm a talker. I love a good debate.

I think the point of art is to be controversial in a lot of ways. It's to cause conversations, and it's to get people excited about and talking about the things that the films are about.

I don't think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech.

It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree.

I hate censorship, man. I really do.

The wider your readership, the greater the chances of offending your readers.

I think of fans like a barbershop. I want that debate.

Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

In fact, I would defend to the death their right to express a different point of view.

A lot of other bands have tried to go out there and say we've got views on this and views on that. But some of it I've found opportunist. Duran Duran has always been honest about everything. We've always laid everything out.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.