Steve Breen Quotes

People have the right to say what they want to.

I mean, believe me, I'm not for censorship.

I think that when we start thought-policing people and idea-policing people, then that's crossing a line. And I think, you know, everybody's so afraid of this imaginary line of thought police that they forget their own personal safety.

I hate censorship, man. I really do.

I am sure that as soon as speech was invented, efforts to suppress and control it began, and that process of suppression continues unabated.

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.

Everyone is free to write and say whatever he likes, without any restrictions.

There are social restrictions where someone could be suppressing someone else's freedom to express themselves.

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

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

Let me be clear: I am not an advocate of censorship.

I do walk with a bit of a swagger. I do swear a lot. And people are going to be offended by that. But in this PC world, you can't be honest.

Censorship of ideas or images or words is wrong.

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them.

You know, everybody believes in free speech until you start questioning them about it.

I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing.

It's very difficult to have just a little bit of censorship.

I am against censorship. I don't think there is anything more stupid than censorship.

Nothing should be banned. I think it is just not good.

I don't think people know what freedom of expression really means.

Everyone is free to say what they want.

Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way.

I simply claim that what ideas I have, I have a right to express; and that any man who denies that right to me is an intellectual thief and robber.

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

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