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For God's sake let us freely hear both sides!

That I have the right to express myself freely at all times in all circumstances entails the idea th...

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Is there no context for our lives? No song, no literature, no poem full of vitamins, no history conn...

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Toni MorrisonThe Nobel Lecture In Literature

We need writers who know the difference between the production of a commodity and the practice of an...

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I think hard times are coming. We will need writers who can remember freedom. Poets, visionaries, th...

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We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.

Words are events, they do things, change things. They transform both speaker and hearer; they feed e...

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Men employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.

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VoltaireDialogues satiriques philosophiques: suivis du sermon des cinquante

Lonnie's monotonous speech gives him an advantage, the same advantage foreigners have: his words are...

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Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

We walked always in beauty, it seemed to me. We walked and looked about, or stood and looked. Someti...

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To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right ...

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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech can...

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Freedom of the press is limited to those who own one.

From her character in the HBO miniseries: "The art of politics is the art of applying the seat of th...

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Extemporaneous speaking should be practiced and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public....

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I never had a speech from my father 'this is what you must do or shouldn't do' but I just learned to...

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Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether pec...

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Speech, so a wise old Frenchman said to me once, is an invention of man's to prevent him from thinki...

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Being offended by freedom of speech should never be regarded as a justification for violence.

Every individual is at once the beneficiary and the victim of the linguistic tradition into which he...

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Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of...

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For Milady was well aware that her most seductive power was in her voice, which could run skilfully ...

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Speech was only a bag of tricks that fooled you into believing that you could see through the eyes o...

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Speech is the voice of the heart.

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not abso...

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A woman's weapon is her tongue.

Burning the flag is a form of expression. Speech doesn't just mean written words or oral words. It c...

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He had a voice you couldn't miss: strong and penetrating with strange vowels that sounded different ...

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Arnold SchwarzeneggerTotal Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

No speech is ever considered, but only the speaker. It's so much easier to pass judgement on a man t...

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Ayn RandThe Fountainhead

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one.

I believe in (the American) people. I believe that people are more good than bad. I believe tragic t...

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It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or who you love. It doesn...

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Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon...

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The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, b...

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That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reach...

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And I saw just the other day, in Mentor, Ohio, where a father told the story of his 8-year-old daugh...

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To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To thos...

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We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us.

The hare-brained chatter of irresponsible frivolity.

A sophistical rhetorician inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity.

People don't talk like this, theytalklikethis. Syllables, words, sentences run together like a water...

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Bill BrysonThe Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way

Linguist say parties in the conversation will tolerate silence for four seconds before interjecting ...

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Bill BrysonThe Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way

Are you willing to follow [Christ] with a disciplined mind and tongue?

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Suppose there was no anger, no profanity, no lying, no grumbling or complaining; suppose there were ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

God speaks to those who are prepared in their hearts to listen. Discern the voice from heaven above ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

The Bible teaches that a man who can control his tongue can control his whole personality.

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

We insult God by speaking to Him with our lips while our hearts are far from Him.

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Pain has many faces . . .the unseen part of man is often the victim of the most debilitating of pain...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Each of us has a tongue and a voice. These instruments of speech can be used destructively or employ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Double-mindedness means the faculty of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind and accepting...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Our daily conversation when we meet each other, whether it be in the office or on the campus or in t...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Cursing, telling smutty stories, smearing the good name of another, and referring irreverently to Go...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Some of the most healing words in any language are, “I’m sorry. Will you forgive me?” How much more ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

You can use your tongue to slander, to gripe, to scold, to nag, and to quarrel; or you can bring it ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

The Scripture warns about evil communications that corrupt good manners. Off-color jokes and dirty s...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

We should say nothing that we would not wish to say in His Presence. We should do nothing that we wo...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Are you willing to follow [Christ] with a disciplined mind and tongue?

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Suppose there was no anger, no profanity, no lying, no grumbling or complaining; suppose there were ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

God speaks to those who are prepared in their hearts to listen. Discern the voice from heaven above ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

The Bible teaches that a man who can control his tongue can control his whole personality.

Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

We insult God by speaking to Him with our lips while our hearts are far from Him.

Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Pain has many faces . . .the unseen part of man is often the victim of the most debilitating of pain...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Each of us has a tongue and a voice. These instruments of speech can be used destructively or employ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Double-mindedness means the faculty of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind and accepting...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Our daily conversation when we meet each other, whether it be in the office or on the campus or in t...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Cursing, telling smutty stories, smearing the good name of another, and referring irreverently to Go...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Some of the most healing words in any language are, “I’m sorry. Will you forgive me?” How much more ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

You can use your tongue to slander, to gripe, to scold, to nag, and to quarrel; or you can bring it ...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

The Scripture warns about evil communications that corrupt good manners. Off-color jokes and dirty s...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

We should say nothing that we would not wish to say in His Presence. We should do nothing that we wo...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Are you willing to follow [Christ] with a disciplined mind and tongue?

Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Suppose there was no anger, no profanity, no lying, no grumbling or complaining; suppose there were ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

God speaks to those who are prepared in their hearts to listen. Discern the voice from heaven above ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

The Bible teaches that a man who can control his tongue can control his whole personality.

Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

We insult God by speaking to Him with our lips while our hearts are far from Him.

Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Pain has many faces . . .the unseen part of man is often the victim of the most debilitating of pain...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Each of us has a tongue and a voice. These instruments of speech can be used destructively or employ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Double-mindedness means the faculty of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind and accepting...

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Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Our daily conversation when we meet each other, whether it be in the office or on the campus or in t...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Cursing, telling smutty stories, smearing the good name of another, and referring irreverently to Go...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Some of the most healing words in any language are, “I’m sorry. Will you forgive me?” How much more ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

You can use your tongue to slander, to gripe, to scold, to nag, and to quarrel; or you can bring it ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

The Scripture warns about evil communications that corrupt good manners. Off-color jokes and dirty s...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

We should say nothing that we would not wish to say in His Presence. We should do nothing that we wo...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Are you willing to follow [Christ] with a disciplined mind and tongue?

Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Suppose there was no anger, no profanity, no lying, no grumbling or complaining; suppose there were ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

God speaks to those who are prepared in their hearts to listen. Discern the voice from heaven above ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

The Bible teaches that a man who can control his tongue can control his whole personality.

Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

We insult God by speaking to Him with our lips while our hearts are far from Him.

Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Pain has many faces . . .the unseen part of man is often the victim of the most debilitating of pain...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Each of us has a tongue and a voice. These instruments of speech can be used destructively or employ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Double-mindedness means the faculty of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind and accepting...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Our daily conversation when we meet each other, whether it be in the office or on the campus or in t...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Cursing, telling smutty stories, smearing the good name of another, and referring irreverently to Go...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Some of the most healing words in any language are, “I’m sorry. Will you forgive me?” How much more ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

You can use your tongue to slander, to gripe, to scold, to nag, and to quarrel; or you can bring it ...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

The Scripture warns about evil communications that corrupt good manners. Off-color jokes and dirty s...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

We should say nothing that we would not wish to say in His Presence. We should do nothing that we wo...

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Picture of Billy Graham
Billy GrahamBilly Graham in Quotes

Are you willing to follow [Christ] with a disciplined mind and tongue?