Colby Covington Quotes

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 think it's important, however, that as we again talk about the importance of free speech we make it clear that actions predicated on violent talk are not America they are not who were they are not what we do and they will be prosecuted, so I want that message to be clear also.

Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence.

That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.

I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.

We need to respect free speech, but we need to respect one another's rights to free speech, too.

The First Amendment's protections have always put a great deal of responsibility in our hands: not only to respect the power of our own speech, but also to respect that same power in the hands of people we despise.

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

People have the right to say what they want to.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

I'm not someone who is a fan of a lot of violence.

I don't support violence, period.

Intimidation, harassment and violence have no place in a democracy.

I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one.

I don't believe in this idea of, 'That's hate speech, stop it.'

All that violence in the world, we need to stop that.

Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.

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

I let people say and write what they want.

More idiots should just shut their mouths.

No one should ever be hurt or killed for saying, writing or drawing anything.

I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing.

We stand for free speech. This means we are not going to ban distasteful subreddits. We will not ban legal content even if we find it odious or if we personally condemn it.

Those who are fighting free speech in the name of respect for their beliefs school on the beliefs of others and making clearly known. Newspapers in Tehran, Damascus and Cairo overflow with vengeful characters caricatures shamelessly demonizing orthodox Jews and the Talmud

Freedom of speech is freedom to offend.