Nobody should have the right to eavesdrop, or you become a totalitarian state - the kind of state I escaped as a kid to come to this country where you have democracy and freedom of speech.

To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy. To oppress the opposition is to assault the very foundation of democracy.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

The threat or fear of violence should not become an excuse or justification for restricting freedom of speech.

There is no ageism or 'youthism' when it comes to freedom of speech. We are all citizens.

Abdul Basit and the Hurriyat did not thank their freedom of speech in India when they could spend the Pakistan National Day and talk freely on the Indian soil. Freedom of speech has gone unnoticed with no sign of any gratefulness.