“Civil libertarians must often remind government officials (and others) that if the First Amendment only protected the expression of popular and agreeable ideas, it would be totally unnecessary since those ideas would never be threatened by our democratic form of…

“To be able to think freely, a man must be certain that no consequence will follow whatever he writes.” Ernest Renan, (1823-1892). Source Reference Ernest Renan Quote

“The right to discuss freely and openly, by speech, by the pen, by the press, all political questions, and to examine the animadvert upon all political institutions is a right so clear and certain, so interwoven with our other liberties,…

“You say that freedom of utterance is not for time of stress, and I reply with the sad truth that only in time of stress is freedom of utterance in danger… Only when free utterance is suppressed is it needed, and when it…

“The right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon … has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right.” James Madison, (1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the…

“[Socialism] is a creed even more denigrating than Catholicism, but it offers more tangible bribes for its acceptance.” Auberon Herbert, (1838-1906) English writer, theorist, philosopher, 19th century individualist, member of the Parliament of the U.K. Source Reference Auberon Herbert Quote

“Where men cannot freely convey their thoughts to one another, no other liberty is secure.” William E. Hocking, (1873-1966). Source: Freedom of the Press, 1947. Source Reference William E. Hocking Quote

“The Right of all members of society to form their own beliefs and communicate them freely to others must be regarded as an essential principle of a democratically organized society.” Thomas I. Emerson, (1907-1991). Lines Professor of Law, Yale University, author. Source: Toward A…

“This is why political correctness, or Cultural Marxism,… lends itself so fashionably to easy labels. Transphobic, homophobic, xenophobic, racist, bigoted, Uncle Tom, white privilege, mainsplaining. All of these are slapped on people with “politically incorrect” opinions in an attempt to…

“The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.” Thomas Paine, (1737-1809) US Founding father, pamphleteer, author. Source Reference Thomas Paine Quote

“Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.” Booker T. Washington, (1856-1915) Author. Source Reference Booker T. Washington Quote

“It’s important to understand that the idea of political correctness, from its inception, was designed as a political weapon to silence voices of dissent … today’s social media outrage can be tomorrow’s laws.” Steven Crowder, Source: Why ‘Hate Speech’ Doesn’t…