Sentence examples for liberty of speech from inspiring English sources

As for liberty of speech, the only curb has been suppression of editions of "L'Express" and "France Observateur", which criticized the French Army in Algeria.

In supporting an individual's "right to liberty of speech and action," the Libertarian Party opposes all forms of censorship, insists on the right to keep and bear firearms, and defends the choice of abortion.

While reiterating their commitment to "the cause of the union to secure peace through victory," they denounced Vallandigham's arrest and military trial as an abrogation of the right of the people to assemble and discuss the affairs of the government, liberty of speech and of the press, trial by jury, the law of evidence and the privilege of habeas corpus.

The court also pointed out that New York's guarantee of a free press, as stated in Article 1, Section 8 of the New York State constitution, had adopted more expansive language than the First Amendment: "Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his or her sentiments on all subjects … and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge and liberty of speech or of the press".

Shaftesbury argued for this position in a way that anticipates J.S. Mill's arguments for liberty of speech in chapter 2 of On Liberty.

In these cases, one often sees Voltaire defending less a carefully reasoned position on a complex philosophical problem than adopting a political position designed to assert his conviction that liberty of speech, no matter what the topic, is sacred and cannot be violated.

"The restrictions on tourism travel are common-sense measures meant to prevent US dollars from supporting a murderous regime that opposes US security interests at every turn and which ruthlessly suppresses the most basic liberties of speech, assembly and belief," the politicians write.

TIMFERG1: In services, it may be a different story for some time, until China is prepared to meet free-world standards for intellectual property protection and liberties of speech, etc.

Or, as Rep. Ros-Lehtinen puts it, the restrictions on travel to Cuba are "commonsense measures meant to prevent U.S. dollars from supporting a murderous regime that opposes U.S. security interests at every turn and which ruthlessly suppresses the most basic liberties of speech, assembly and belief".

— it's a really interesting and complex story that involves life, liberty, freedom of speech and the right to offend.

As Lomax once said, "The dimension of cultural equity needs to be added to the humane continuum of liberty, freedom of speech and religion, and social justice".