Aamir Khan Quotes

When we speak freely, let us speak plainly, for plain speech is wholesome; especially, plain speech about public affairs and public men.

If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.

You can't speak openly about everything.

A basic tenet of a healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency.

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

The cartoons which I enjoy have caused some kind of out rage, but they have got people talking about these issues out in the open and in essence that's what its all about.

If you have an open society that what happens—people say things and they criticize you.

We want to give people an opportunity to be heard on issues that may be taken under advisement and voted upon by the board during the meeting, by hearing the public first rather than after the actions have been taken.

I work in a public forum, and all I can do is say what I honestly feel.

I can tell you that there are lots of ways for people to express their views and their disagreements. For me, the idea of doing it through an anonymous op-ed is about the furthest thing from my mind.

When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the public; when Truth and Error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.

I want to be able to speak freely about what I believe. There's a lot of people who would actually like to be able to do that but, for whatever reason, they can't.

I took what I knew to the public, so what affects all of us can be discussed by all of us in the light of day, and I asked the world for justice.

I'm not going to sit around an pretend I'm not thinking things on my blog when I am thinking them and when I'm open to rebuttal.

In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle.

Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is so far doing a public service. We should be grateful to him for attacking most unsparingly our most cherished opinions.

In order to have a society in which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated, it is not necessary to allow the brutalization of innocent victims.

The nation relies upon public discussion as one of the indispensable means to attain correct solutions to problems of social welfare. Curtailment of free speech limits this open discussion. Our whole history teaches that adjustment of social relations through reason is possible when free speech is maintained.

It is an odd paradox that a society, which can now speak openly and unabashedly about topics that were once unspeakable, still remains largely silent when it comes to mental illness.

I think debate is good. Everyone has an opinion, and it's definitely healthy to voice those.

While people can differ on the issues, no one should seek to discourage freedom of speech.

I think with being so honest and real with not just the guys I was having relationships with but with America, I have a lot to give, so I'm excited to be able to use my platform to continue talking to people about these topics that I had to deal with on national television.

We don't want people to be afraid of saying something interesting on the off chance it's taken the wrong way.

Our democracy works because the parties air and debate their differences in public.

I think this whole discussion about what is politically correct - sometimes you have to name the name. You can't hide it. Politeness is good if it's not hiding the truth.