Brian Stelter Quotes

I think it's important to have conversation about things instead of shutting things down.

Everybody's opinion is equally valid, and I feel like everybody should have an opportunity to speak out, and everyone should have the courage to speak out.

I think Thomas Jefferson would have said the more speech, the better.

Maybe politically it wasn't wise but when people have different view points I think the public has a right to hear it and the public has a right to make decisions based on those view points.

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

Advocates of 'free speech' often repeat the mantra that the best response to bad speech is more and better speech, not the suppression of the bad stuff.

The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.

Brown’s core value of promoting the free and open exchange of ideas is bedrock to our capacity to fulfill our mission as a university. This value applies not only when ideas are agreeable and aligned with our own. Protecting the right to free expression and promoting open discourse is even more essential when ideas are divergent, abhorrent or even hurtful.

The very essence of modern life is the opportunity for people everywhere to speak, hear, persuade, change their minds, know what others are thinking, and think for themselves.

When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the publick.

Criticism, any amount, we welcome it. Come, let's have a discussion - in Parliament, all the better.

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.

We should not live in fear, we should all enjoy being able to express our views freely and openly, challenge each other on issues.

I'm a strong believer in free speech to the degree that I support everybody's right to speak, including those whose views I find disgusting.

I have ideas, but those ideas could be wrong. The only way that you would change someone's mind is through dialogue, through productive discussion. If you're not going to have productive discussion, what are you going to do?

I just want to say what I think and encourage others to say what they think.

I want people to have conversations, to have controversy because it creates dialogue and builds bridges.

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

Debate is so much better than denial.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

Society needs a couple of vents that say what you're not supposed to say.

In England, you're allowed to have an opinion - as long as it comes out of your mouth.

Shouting down and intimidating someone from speaking their mind is not exactly a Vermont town meeting value, nor should it be an American town meeting value.

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

I believe in a free market of ideas and not shying away from debate.