Sentences with phrase «stand for free speech»

I presume Paul Palmer's parents thought they were taking a stand for free speech when they brought him the T - shirt that bore the slogan, «John Edwards for President» 08.»

So my hat is off to Mark Steyn, not only because he is taking a courageous stand for free speech (the ACLU has filed an amicus brief on his behalf), but also for doing so in an incredibly gutsy and brilliant way.

I'm so happy Mark stands for free speech.

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So twitter, a company that can never shut up about how they stand up for free speech, kowtowed to the NFL.

In the speech that urged the Alliance to embrace social conservatives, Harper also said that left - wing Canadians stand for «radical, responsibility - free individualism» and «tribalism in the form of group rights.»

But free speech does not mean protection from backlash and people standing up for what's right.

It is so easy for us all to stand up for free speech against terrorist murderers.

Teachout said she «disagrees» with Cuomo's order this month banning business with pro-BDS companies because, «as a strong advocate for the First Amendment right to free speech, I will stand up for the right of any group to share its views, even when I disagree with it.»

After supporting white supremacist groups speaking in Virginia, the ACLU is wrestling with its long - standing support for free speeches versus the racial violence unleashed by the groups this weekend.

Governments must defend free speech for those who stand for science and progress.

Morally, we say «no censorship», but logically we have to wonder if standing the moral high - ground and not allowing a censored version of the book in the collection is a victory for free speech, but a defeat for the student that is banned from reading the book altogether?

As such, Facebook is facing criticism from both fronts: for standing up for free speech by refusing to remove Holocaust denial groups that do not violate its TOS and for limiting freedom of expression by removing breastfeeding photos which do violate its TOS.

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COO Sheryl Sandberg said Facebook will stand by its policy of allowing issue - related ads to be served because of its support for free speech, but she said the company wants to elevate the quality of discourse on the platform.