Nazanin Boniadi Quotes

We're losing our freedom of speech. We are losing freedom of religion. We are losing freedom of the press.

It seems that the right of freedom of speech that was enshrined in numerous constitutions is now under attack by religious institutions.

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

Freedom of the press and of religious opinion should be inviolate.

The Constitution is a delusion and a snare if the weakest and humblest man in the land cannot be defended in his right to speak and his right to think as much as the strongest in the land.

Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition—well, they are still radical ideas.

Religious and civil liberty are best protected by unbounded freedom of thought.

Freedom of expression is very important.

The freedoms of religion, thought and speech are all fundamental rights Canadians not only enjoy, we have fought for them at home and abroad. We know that a vibrant democracy means that on some issues, Canadians will understandably have different views.

The community which does not protect its humblest and most hated member in the free utterance of his opinions, no matter how false or hateful, is only a gang of slaves. If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't have a free country.

I believe that freedom of speech and freedom of religion go hand-in-hand in America.

I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality and fraternity.

America's greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.

The right of conscience and private judgment is unalienable, and it is truly the interest of all mankind to unite themselves into one body for the liberty, free exercise, and unmolested enjoyment of this right.

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.

The struggle of democratic secularism, religious tolerance, individual freedom and feminism against authoritarian patriarchal religion, culture and morality is going on all over the world - including the Islamic world, where dissidents are regularly jailed, killed, exiled or merely intimidated and silenced.

We should not forget that the essence of the European culture is freedom. For the European, freedom is a calling from above as truth and freedom are inseparable.

Freedom of expression is the matrix, the indispensable condition of nearly every other form of freedom.

What other nations call religious toleration, we call religious rights.

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion all have a double aspect—freedom of thought and freedom of action.

A robust democratic society depends on its ability to uphold and protect religious freedom -- a basic right inherent in the very dignity of the human person. It is therefore essential to safeguard citizens who belong to religious minorities from acts of violence. Such protection not only accords with human dignity but also contributes to the common good.

The Liberty of Conscience and of the Press cannot be cancelled, abridged, restrained, or modified by any authority of the United States

There should be constitutional liberty of speech and freedom of thought, which is the elementary right of every citizen under any civilized form of Government