freedom of speech Quotes

“Literature is open to everybody. I refuse to allow you, Beadle though you are, to turn me off the grass. Lock up your libraries if you like; but there is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.”

[I have learned] “Not to be offended with other men’s liberty of speech, and to apply myself unto philosophy.”

“I want people to be allowed to make jokes about, and discuss, anything they want. I don’t think people should be ostracized for doing so.”

“The new brand of political correctness, popular on college campuses and social media, is the idea that no speech should exist that directly challenges politically correct ideas.”

“The hushing of the criticism of honest opponents is a dangerous thing.”

Set in early nineteenth century England, it addresses the themes of social reform and freedom of speech in a time of war.