Mark Fisher Quotes

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

You can't allow the forces of political correction to shut you up. I mean, why are people afraid to say, 'Merry Christmas?' Give me a break. If people don't like it, yeah, they can go do something else.

I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. I've been challenged by so many people, and I don't frankly have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either.

I think we have gone too far into the PC culture, but there's a limit to how far we can take that.

My lyrics aren't offensive. Some people find everything offensive.

Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk.

Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence.

I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one.

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

I believe in absolute freedom of expression. Everyone has a right to offend and be offended.

I'm not politically correct.

Whether you are Republican or Democrat or liberal or conservative, we should never, never, never allow ourselves emotionally to interfere with another person's right to express themselves.

In Canada we respect freedom of speech but we do not worship it.

Today I am here to defend the right to offend within the bounds of the law.

Free speech is one of the most important things to me, but I think it gets confusing when it comes to offense. Because for one, just because you have the right to say anything, it doesn't mean you have to.

I support Richard Spencer's right to say what he wants. He can be nasty about Jewish people, he has a right to free speech, but I don't want to be a part of that.

Personally, I think people need to get over this 'being offended' thing. Being offended does not give you the right to silence people. I get offended by things all the time - it's just part of life. The right not to be offended is not a human right, especially in a democracy.

I believe in the First Amendment. But I also believe we should be mindful of how other people feel.

Whether you like Kanye or not, there has been a character assassination against this guy. You don't have to agree with everything he says, but you do have to defend his right to say it.

A word to those of you out there who have yet to be offended by something I have said: Please be patient. I am working as fast as I can.

Political correctness is a minefield

By going on the defensive. [...] libertarians are, inadvertently, conceding that speech should be policed for propriety, and that those who violate standards set by the PC set are somehow defective on those grounds alone and deserve to be purged from "polite" company.

Well, I'm not afraid to say something if I think it's funny, even if it's harsh or racist.

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

The idea that the law should punish what is rude; that government should protect our tender sensibilities from those who would - quite often with shallow motivations but sometimes with deeper and more serious complaints - challenge our national certainties and rituals, should alarm and anger us.