Government has no right to hurt a hair on the head of an Atheist for his Opinions. Let him have a care of his Practices.

{Letter to his son and future president, John Quincy Adams, 16 June 1816}

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter

Because Freedom is the most important thing on life, let me Be.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

Abdul Basit and the Hurriyat did not thank their freedom of speech in India when they could spend the Pakistan National Day and talk freely on the Indian soil. Freedom of speech has gone unnoticed with no sign of any gratefulness.

آیا مضحک تر از این مردم یافت می شود، که هیچ وقت از آزادی ای که دارند استفاده نمی کنند، اما آزادی ای که ندارند را می طلبند؟
آن ها آزادی اندیشه دارند، و آزادی بیان می طلبند. آزادی بیان می طلبند تا جبرانی باشد برای آزادی اندیشه ای که تقریباً هیچ وقت به کارش نمی برند.