“The Framers of the First Amendment were not concerned with preventing government from abridging their freedom to speak about crops and cockfighting, or with protecting the expressive activity of topless dancers, which of late has found some shelter under the First Amendment. Rather, the Framers cherished unabridged freedom of political communication.” FirstsGovernmentPoliticalFoundSpeakCommunicationActivitySpeechLateConcernedDancerAmendmentsShelterFreedom Of SpeechCropsFirst AmendmentPreventingExpressiveFramers Book:With a Happy Eye, But...: America and the World, 1997--2002 Source: With a Happy Eye, But...: America and the World, 1997--2002
“Active liberty is particularly at risk when law restricts speech directly related to the shaping of public opinion, for example, speech that takes place in areas related to politics and policy-making by elected officials. That special risk justifies especially strong pro-speech judicial presumptions. It also justifies careful review whenever the speech in question seeks to shape public opinion, particularly if that opinion in turn will affect the political process and the kind of society in which we live.” IfsKindLawPoliticalTurnsStrongProcessLibertyOpinionRiskSpecialPolicyExampleShapesSpeechAreasCarefulActiveRelatedOfficialsJustifyReviewsFreedom Of SpeechPublic OpinionJudicialPresumptionElected OfficialsLive FreePublic OfficialsPolicy Making Author:Stephen Breyer
“Countries that censor news and information must recognize that from an economic standpoint, there is no distinction between censoring political speech and commercial speech. If businesses in your nations are denied access to either type of information, it will inevitably impact on growth.” IfsCountryPoliticalNationsGrowthEconomicInformationTypeSpeechNewsImpactAccessDistinctionDeniedFreedom Of SpeechStandpointCensoringPolitical Speeches Author:Hillary Clinton
“It is the freedom to blaspheme, to transgress, to move beyond the pale, that is at the heart of all intellectual, artistic and political endeavor. Far from censoring offensive speech, a vibrant and diverse society should encourage it. In any society that is not uniform, grey and homogeneous, there are bound to be clashes of viewpoints.” ShouldHeartMovingPoliticalFreedomSpeechIntellectualBoundsArtisticEndeavorCensorshipDiversePaleFreedom Of SpeechUniformsOffensiveGreyClashViewpointsCensoringHomogeneousDiverse Society Author:Kenan Malik
“I believe in freedom of speech. And I believe that spending on political campaigns is a form of political speech that is protected under the constitution.” BelieveFormPoliticalI BelieveSpeechConstitutionI Believe InSpendingCampaignsProtectedFreedom Of SpeechPolitical CampaignPolitical Speeches Author:Marco Rubio