John Rhys-Davies Quotes

American democracy is greater with free speech and open dialogue.

Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is protected.

Men may die, but the fabric of free institutions remain unshaken.

The freedom to persuade and suggest is the essence of the democratic process.

If there is liberty, if there is democracy, in this country, it will stand or fall with the right of the minority to express to the full force of language its opposition in public to the policies of the government. And it will stand or fall with the courage of the minority so to express itself.

There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply doesn’t exist. In a free society, an open society, people have strong opinions, and these opinions very often clash. In a democracy, we have to learn to deal with this.

Individual freedom does not allow one to call into question the major civilizational choices France has made.

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

The foundation of our democracy is the ability to have a debate about any subject. That is why I am so committed to defending free speech.

While the protection of speech is at the bedrock of our democracy, it's critical as a nation that we exercise our right every day - and that includes embracing and engaging with those we may not agree with.

Everyone is entitled to their own political opinions. It is what makes our country great.

I fundamentally agree with the critical nature of Israeli democracy, which embraces the core notion of free speech.

India is the world's largest democracy and everyone should have a right to voice their opinions.

My grandfather wanted to remind us that freedom of expression is the fundamental ingredient for democracy, and all the rest is detail. It is the scaffolding around which every other freedom is based.

I am an ardent believer in a free, democratic and inclusive society, and the robust exchange of views that is essential to tolerance.

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.'

Democracy must learn to defend itself.

Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot it wouldn't affect our democracy and I wasn't knocked down and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan.

Ultimately, there is no compromise. Westerners will either retain their civilization, including the right to insult and blaspheme, or not.

I have a lot of respect for countries where the practice of democracy is highly developed. I think, however, that each country has to have its own specific features of democracy.

We're quite lucky that we've got political freedoms. We should be using them.

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.

Whether we are New Dealer, Old Dealer, Liberty Leaguer or Red, whether we agree or not, we still have the right to think and speak how we feel.

The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.