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The freedom to make a fortune on the stock exchange has been made to sound more alluring than freedom of speech. ↗

— John Mortimer

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While we have entertained the contention that a deed may make more propaganda than hundreds of speeches, thousands of articles, and tens of thousands of pamphlets, we have held that an arbitrary act of violence will not necessarily have such an effect. ↗

— Johann Most

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In our generation, the role models were Gandhi and Nehru. We revered them. They were venerated personalities. I read almost every speech of Nehru. ↗

— Pranab Mukherjee

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Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion all have a double aspect - freedom of thought and freedom of action. ↗

— Frank Murphy

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Obama has become too dependent on formal speeches and set town halls. His idea of mixing it up is taking off his jacket. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

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A great speech is literature. ↗

— Peggy Noonan

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Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy. ↗

— Peggy Noonan

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The fact that we're protected under that Constitution in exercising the right of free speech, it's a wonderful thing. You've got to come from somewhere else to realize how valuable it is. ↗

— Pat Oliphant

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In our time political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. ↗

— George Orwell

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Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought. ↗

— William Osler

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