Bari Weiss Quotes

You can't have a university without having free speech, even though at times it makes us terribly uncomfortable. If students are not going to hear controversial ideas on college campuses, they're not going to hear them in America. I believe it's part of their education.

We cannot allow political pressure from critics of unpopular ideas to inhibit the free exchange of ideas.

If pluralism and academic freedom are to be used to defend liberal speakers and ideas, they ought to be equally valid for conservative views.

I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do as you just said that you really have to defend the First Amendment rights of everybody.

We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech.

I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech.

An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the 1st Amendment.

Liberal democracies exist only where there are free universities.

Democrats need to value free speech and we should not be intimidated into giving an inch of it away.

Academic freedom and free speech mean the right to consider ideas with which you might disagree.

I believe America went wrong in terms of respecting the First Amendment, the state of free speech on American college campuses and on the media and in academia.

The argument against the persecution of opinion does not depend upon what the excuse for persecution may be. The argument is that we none of us know all truth, that the discovery of new truth is promoted by free discussion and rendered very difficult by suppression.

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

I like to discuss things. I am open: I like to discuss with liberals better than I do with conservatives.

Free speech is the foundation of an open and liberal democracy from college campuses to the White House.

I don't judge my effectiveness by how many words I say. I think liberals often see nuances in things... Conservatives tend to see things in black and white. It gives them an air of certainty and conviction that might make them more comfortable to watch.

I can't emphasize how important free speech is to a liberal and free democracy.

The American people must be assured that no federal agency can trample their First Amendment rights.

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

How is it reasonable that in a country purporting to be a democracy, I am not permitted to speak freely? Why, as a politician, should I be banned from expressing political opinions? Why, as a student of history, can I not present the facts as I see them, without fear of reprisal?

Freedom of expression is very important.

The 'inability to have a dialogue' is increasingly the norm in academia. Conservative thought is not just unwelcome, oftentimes it is banished altogether.

Free speech is not just another value. It's the foundation of Western civilization.

I don't think people know what freedom of expression really means.

I will try exercise my freedom of speech by avoiding legalities.