Ron Davies Quotes

I don't believe in censorship in any form.

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

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

I do not favor the gag order.

You can't cheer when political officials punish the expression of views you dislike and then expect to be taken seriously when you wrap yourself in the banner of free speech in order to protest state punishment of views you like and share.

I want to be able to say what's on my mind and in my heart and what I think is helpful and useful without somebody getting angry, some special interest group deciding this is the time to silence a voice of dissent and attack affiliates, attack sponsors. I'm sort of done with that.

The most beautiful thing in the world is freedom of speech.

Everyone has an opinion, and everyone should be entitled to say whatever they want.

I don't believe in censorship.

I believe in freedom of expression, I don't believe in censorship.

I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.'

We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech.

I am seriously opposed to censorship of any sort.

The first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.

Our schools too often want to shut people up so they can't talk about real solutions. People who think differently tend to clam up because they think something is wrong with their ideas.

I don't think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech.

I would love it if every talk show let me say whatever I pleased.

I hate censorship, man. I really do.

Free expression is the base of human rights, the root of human nature and the mother of truth. To kill free speech is to insult human rights, to stifle human nature and to suppress truth.

By limiting or denying freedom of speech and expression, we take away a lot of potential. We take away thoughts and ideas before they even have the opportunity to hatch. We build a world around negatives - you can't say, think, or do this or that.

The only thing that is obscene is censorship.

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

History has demonstrated that efforts to censure and control communication will not succeed.

As soon as you judge communication a little more rigorously, there is a possibility that the message will not be democratized. I have to say what I believe to be right. I have to spread out the statement among all the means of expression available to us at present.

Freedom of speech means freedom for those who you despise, and freedom to express the most despicable views. It also means that the government cannot pick and choose which expressions to authorize and which to prevent.