I'm not cutthroat. I'm Midwestern..
The delicate thought, that cannot find expression, For ruder speech too fair, That, like thy petals, trembles in possession, And scatters on the air..
The only place you see a free market is in the speeches of politicians..
Freedom of speech doesn't protect speech you like; it protects speech you don't like..
a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset..
Speech is the birthright of every child. It is the deaf child's one fair chance to keep in touch with his fellows..
We need a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to control the so-called free speech rights of corporations..
A speech should not just be a sharing of information, but a sharing of yourself..
If nobody speaks of remarkable things, how can they be called remarkable?.
Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth..
Man is said to be a rational creature; but should it not rather be said, that man is a creature capable of being rational, as we say a parrot is a cr….
A speech is entertaining only when serenely detached from all information..
A period may be defined as a portion of speech that has in itself a beginning and an end, being at the same time not too big to be taken in at a glan….
For jokes as well as justice come in with speech..
We should silence anyone who opposes the right to freedom of speech..
One unexpectedly striking moment, when Tom Amandes as Lincoln, recites the Gettysburg Address, not in booming, this-is-a-great-speech style, but casu….
Our legislators have become a set of "whores" open to the highest bidders. The problem is that if we try to limit lobbying, we are in effect limiting….
Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few..
Place a padlock on your throat and hide the key..
I no longer believe in freedom of speech..
Peace depends upon compromise among peoples who must live together long after our speeches are over, long after our votes have been tallied..