Cyril Joad Quotes

Freedom of expression is the foundation of a civil society …. This will come.

There is nothing more wonderful than freedom of speech.

Under democracy, individual liberty of opinion and action is jealously guarded.

The true test of liberty is the right to test it, the right to question it, the right to speak to my neighbors, to grab them by the shoulders and look into their eyes and ask, “Are we free?” I have thought that if we are free, the answer cannot hurt us. And if we are not free, must we not hear the answer?

Being democratic is not enough, a majority cannot turn what is wrong into right. In order to be considered truly free, countries must also have a deep love of liberty and an abiding respect for the rule of law.

I believe in freedom of expression, I don't believe in censorship.

We live in a free world, so everyone can say whatever.

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

I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.

I am not so much concerned with the right of everyone to say anything he pleases as I am about our need as a self-governing people to hear everything relevant

A free People will be showing that they are so, by their Freedom of Speech

If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.

In a free state there should be freedom of speech and thought.

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

The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they're open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, 'Shut up, get in line and wave the flag.'

Liberty is the only idea which circulates with the human blood, in all ages, in all countries, and in all literature - liberty that is, and what cannot be separated from liberty, a love of country.

The stations of uncensored expression are closing down; the lights are going out; but there is still time for those to whom freedom and parliamentary government mean something, to consult together. Let me, then, speak in truth and earnestness while time remains.

I'm intensely anxious to preserve the freedom that gives you the right to think and to act and to talk as you please. That I think is essential to happiness and the life of the people.

There is no more fundamental axiom of American freedom than the familiar statement: In a free country we punish men for the crimes they commit but never for the opinions they have.

The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society's level of civilization.

The Right of all members of society to form their own beliefs and communicate them freely to others must be regarded as an essential principle of a democratically organized society.

I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.

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

And a democracy can't exist without free speech and the right to assemble. And that's what Americans tend to forget. And they're born into a culture where they take all of their freedoms for granted.