Richard Grenell Quotes

I always think the true test of free speech is when someone says something you don't like.

It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree.

Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred.

Let's not demonize people who don't happen to agree with us.

The committee will be composed of open-minded people who agree with me.

I think political correctness is a moving line.

Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views.

Politically correct speech will not defeat the enemy.

I don't believe in this idea of, 'That's hate speech, stop it.'

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism.

There is a term called political correctness, and I consider it to be a euphemism for political cowardice.

Any open society that tolerates intolerance, sees tolerance disappear and the tolerant along with it.

We have taken the idea of tolerance so far that we have to put up with intolerance.

I would not wish to live in a world where I could not express my honest opinions. Men who deny to others the right of speech are not fit to live with honest men.

Democracy depends on the idea that we hold each others’ right to express ourselves and be heard above our own desire to always get the outcomes we want. You can’t impose tolerance top-down.

If the so called 'democratic' individuals out there really believe in their talk about diversity, they should let those with truly different opinions be allowed to talk freely in public, too.

I'm completely allergic to being politically correct.

The oppression of any people for opinion's sake has rarely had any other effect than to fix those opinions deeper, and render them more important.

My books were attacked constantly by the Communist Party for not hewing to the Party line. I have never hewed to a Party line of any kind.

We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

I've found that people feel very free to say insulting things, not about me personally, but about the things I believe. It's sad, because I really could care less where people are coming from, politically, religiously.

If you study both 'Gilligan' and 'Brady,' you will see they are based on a similar philosophy: that it's possible for different kinds of people to learn to live together, either in a family or stuck on an island with no escape.

My friendships and relationships in the conservative world are not predicated on political correctness and enforced conformity of thought. They are based, instead, on mutual respect, honesty and understanding - concepts many modern liberals should consider revisiting.