free speech

Example Sentences

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“One of the lessons they learned,” Mr. Quigley writes, “was that free speech must be actively fought for.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Throughout the trial, the prosecution tried as much as possible to skirt the issue of free speech.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

But even people who aren’t being silenced, such as all the folks crying “cancel culture” after being called names on social media, steal the valor of bona fide free speech martyrs.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

The switch-offs, including in the capital Moscow, have caused rare expressions of public discontent after years of the Kremlin clamping down on free speech.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

From what I understand, free speech is something Americans cherish, so they allowed us to continue chanting.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman