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Just as there is a very short distance between the U.S. and Cuba, there is a very short distance between a democracy and a dictatorship where the government gets to decide what to do, how to think, and how to live. And sometimes your freedom is not taken away at gunpoint, but instead it is done one piece of paper at a time, one seemingly meaningless rule at a time, one small silencing at a time. Never allow the government -- or anyone else -- to tell you what you can or cannot believe or what you can and cannot say or what your conscience tells you to have to do or not do. – Armando Valladares	added by Normando 1 month ago
If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. – John Stewart Mill	added by Normando 4 months ago
The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of the opinion is, that it is robbing the human race. – John Stewart Mill	added by Normando 4 months ago
We obviously have an issue with a lot of media companies silencing conservative thought and conservative speech. – Bryon Donalds	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I'm scared no matter what I do, no matter what I say or how I say it, every step I take will present another opportunity for this sort of silencing, which is what a defamation lawsuit is meant to do, to take your voice. – Amber Heard	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
And remember, Democrats don't believe in democracy … [and] they know their ideas are unpopular. It's why they hide from what they believe. How many Democrats talk about gun control, how many Democrats talk about silencing free speech or taking away your religious liberty? They pretend they don't believe it. – Scott Applewhite	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Canceling and silencing people is the latest book burning. That’s what they’re doing. They’re canceling and silencing people on the internet, and it’s book burning. – Rick Scott	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The Trevor Project's research has found that LGBTQ youth who learned about LGBTQ issues or people in classes at school had 23 % lower odds of reporting a suicide attempt in the past year, this bill will erase young LGBTQ students across Florida, forcing many back into the closet by policing their identity and silencing important discussions about the issues they face. – Sam Ames	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s shameful for colleagues who call me when they need my support to now put out a statement asking for ‘clarification’ and not just call, the islamophobic tropes in this statement are offensive. The constant harassment [and] silencing from the signers of this letter is unbearable. – Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I immediately felt so heartbroken for the families and the advocates and all the hard work that went into this day, to have it completely erased, all I kept thinking was not only are the families continuously feeling let down by the outside systems at play, but here they are again being let down by these tech companies who are silencing (them) for being a voice for their loved one. – Jordan Daniel	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Truth -has a way of silencing the enemy or your adversaries. My reggae is the sword of the spirit of truth, jah truth. It is the acronym for-taking reggae unto the heathens. – RAS CARDO REGGAE	added by RAS CARDO REGGAE 5 years ago
The Philippines has for a long time been a standard bearer in the region for press freedom, if Duterte is able to get away with effectively silencing what has been one of his most prominent and credible media critics, that could send a message to the wider region that this is an attack you can get away with. – Shawn Crispin	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
A community's first reaction is wanting to not believe that the person that they trusted is capable of causing such an act of violence, we can not give power to sexual violence by silencing survivors. – Angelica Wind	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We can not give power to sexual violence by silencing survivors, how a community responds to a disclosure unequivocally sets the tone as to whether other survivors come out of the shadows. – Angelica Wind	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Dear Facebook—AMAZING. WHY ARE YOU STOPPING ME from replying to comments followers have left me - on my own Facebook Page!!?? People have the right to know. Why are you silencing me??? Please LMK! – Dan Scavino	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Since yesterday( Thursday), she has received a wave of harassment and threats on social media, including gender-based insults and calls for her arrest, amal Fathy criticized the Egyptian government for failing to protect women, and her arrest has shown just how pertinent her concerns are. It is a dark day when the Egyptian authorities are more concerned with silencing a woman who speaks out about sexual harassment than taking steps to address the issue. – Amnesty International	Found on CNN 6 years ago
The US embassy has no interest? in silencing Iraqi voices in Washington DC or anywhere else, nor do we have that capacity. – Stuart Jones	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This has nothing to do with insulting the president. This is only about silencing political opposition. This is about intimidating people and scaring the country so nobody would criticize the government. – Murat Belge	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Such discriminatory treatment of Christianity is an unconstitutional promotion of one religion over another, united States Supreme Court precedent does not create a double standard that allows for the promotion of Islam in our public schools while disallowing and silencing teachings of Christianity and Judaism. – Richard Thompson	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
You may succeed in silencing me but that silence comes at a price, you may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life. – Alexander Litvinenko	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Why do the people not rebel against them even for all this oppression? How do they manage this? They do it by the Presidency of Religious Affairs (PRA). The do the silencing by PRA. So I call that the religion has become a hostage of these (AKP). They are using the religion as a stick, they hit everybody who raises his head with this stick. Anybody who rebels against poverty, unemployment they hit with religion. Don't misunderstand me, this stick is not the religion sent from Allah, this is the religion of the state and government. It bears no resemblance to Islam. This is why I say when the PRA is abolished religion will be free. – Selahattin Demirtas	added by okean 9 years ago
This wasn't an accident, especially since it's two different people, i think the government is taking the challenge instead of silencing it. It can be portrayed as a further sign of liberalization. – Ted Henken	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
This is a record, being charged nine times and using the sedition law. It is excessive and targeted at silencing vocal critics. – Latheefa Koya	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Our approach to gene silencing has not been demonstrated before in such a powerful way for the treatment of brain cancers, these particles, microRNA-based SNAs, could also potentially be used for gene silencing in other cancers and diseases of genetic origin. – Alexander Stegh	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

Just as there is a very short distance between the U.S. and Cuba, there is a very short distance between a democracy and a dictatorship where the government gets to decide what to do, how to think, and how to live. And sometimes your freedom is not taken away at gunpoint, but instead it is done one piece of paper at a time, one seemingly meaningless rule at a time, one small silencing at a time. Never allow the government -- or anyone else -- to tell you what you can or cannot believe or what you can and cannot say or what your conscience tells you to have to do or not do.

– Armando Valladares

added by Normando
1 month ago

If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

– John Stewart Mill

added by Normando
4 months ago

The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of the opinion is, that it is robbing the human race.

– John Stewart Mill

added by Normando
4 months ago

We obviously have an issue with a lot of media companies silencing conservative thought and conservative speech.

– Bryon Donalds

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I'm scared no matter what I do, no matter what I say or how I say it, every step I take will present another opportunity for this sort of silencing, which is what a defamation lawsuit is meant to do, to take your voice.

– Amber Heard

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

And remember, Democrats don't believe in democracy … [and] they know their ideas are unpopular. It's why they hide from what they believe. How many Democrats talk about gun control, how many Democrats talk about silencing free speech or taking away your religious liberty? They pretend they don't believe it.

– Scott Applewhite

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Canceling and silencing people is the latest book burning. That’s what they’re doing. They’re canceling and silencing people on the internet, and it’s book burning.

– Rick Scott

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Trevor Project's research has found that LGBTQ youth who learned about LGBTQ issues or people in classes at school had 23 % lower odds of reporting a suicide attempt in the past year, this bill will erase young LGBTQ students across Florida, forcing many back into the closet by policing their identity and silencing important discussions about the issues they face.

– Sam Ames

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s shameful for colleagues who call me when they need my support to now put out a statement asking for ‘clarification’ and not just call, the islamophobic tropes in this statement are offensive. The constant harassment [and] silencing from the signers of this letter is unbearable.

– Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I immediately felt so heartbroken for the families and the advocates and all the hard work that went into this day, to have it completely erased, all I kept thinking was not only are the families continuously feeling let down by the outside systems at play, but here they are again being let down by these tech companies who are silencing (them) for being a voice for their loved one.

– Jordan Daniel

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Truth -has a way of silencing the enemy or your adversaries. My reggae is the sword of the spirit of truth, jah truth. It is the acronym for-taking reggae unto the heathens.

– RAS CARDO REGGAE

added by RAS CARDO REGGAE
5 years ago

The Philippines has for a long time been a standard bearer in the region for press freedom, if Duterte is able to get away with effectively silencing what has been one of his most prominent and credible media critics, that could send a message to the wider region that this is an attack you can get away with.

– Shawn Crispin

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

A community's first reaction is wanting to not believe that the person that they trusted is capable of causing such an act of violence, we can not give power to sexual violence by silencing survivors.

– Angelica Wind

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We can not give power to sexual violence by silencing survivors, how a community responds to a disclosure unequivocally sets the tone as to whether other survivors come out of the shadows.

– Angelica Wind

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Dear Facebook—AMAZING. WHY ARE YOU STOPPING ME from replying to comments followers have left me - on my own Facebook Page!!?? People have the right to know. Why are you silencing me??? Please LMK!

– Dan Scavino

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Since yesterday( Thursday), she has received a wave of harassment and threats on social media, including gender-based insults and calls for her arrest, amal Fathy criticized the Egyptian government for failing to protect women, and her arrest has shown just how pertinent her concerns are. It is a dark day when the Egyptian authorities are more concerned with silencing a woman who speaks out about sexual harassment than taking steps to address the issue.

– Amnesty International

Found on CNN
6 years ago

The US embassy has no interest? in silencing Iraqi voices in Washington DC or anywhere else, nor do we have that capacity.

– Stuart Jones

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This has nothing to do with insulting the president. This is only about silencing political opposition. This is about intimidating people and scaring the country so nobody would criticize the government.

– Murat Belge

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Such discriminatory treatment of Christianity is an unconstitutional promotion of one religion over another, united States Supreme Court precedent does not create a double standard that allows for the promotion of Islam in our public schools while disallowing and silencing teachings of Christianity and Judaism.

– Richard Thompson

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

You may succeed in silencing me but that silence comes at a price, you may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life.

– Alexander Litvinenko

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Why do the people not rebel against them even for all this oppression? How do they manage this? They do it by the Presidency of Religious Affairs (PRA). The do the silencing by PRA. So I call that the religion has become a hostage of these (AKP). They are using the religion as a stick, they hit everybody who raises his head with this stick. Anybody who rebels against poverty, unemployment they hit with religion. Don't misunderstand me, this stick is not the religion sent from Allah, this is the religion of the state and government. It bears no resemblance to Islam. This is why I say when the PRA is abolished religion will be free.

– Selahattin Demirtas

added by okean
9 years ago

This wasn't an accident, especially since it's two different people, i think the government is taking the challenge instead of silencing it. It can be portrayed as a further sign of liberalization.

– Ted Henken

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

This is a record, being charged nine times and using the sedition law. It is excessive and targeted at silencing vocal critics.

– Latheefa Koya

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Our approach to gene silencing has not been demonstrated before in such a powerful way for the treatment of brain cancers, these particles, microRNA-based SNAs, could also potentially be used for gene silencing in other cancers and diseases of genetic origin.

– Alexander Stegh

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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