“Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.”
-– Don Miguel Ruiz
“I disapprove of what you say,but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
— Unknown, but commonly attributed to Voltaire
“To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
— Nelson Mandela
“Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by definition, needs no protection.”
— Neal Boortz
“Without free speech, no search for truth is possible.’
— Charles Bradlaugh
“The whole point of Freedom-of-Speech is supporting the right of others to say things you find personally offensive.”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
— Abraham Lincoln
“Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.”
— Salman Rushdie
“It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree.”
— Leo McKern
“We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech.”
— Boyle Roche (hopefully said satirically)
“One of the surest ways to cause yourself great suffering is to insist upon being right – to demand that all others view life exactly as you view it.”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie