Political Quotes

Rich Neal: Freedom to talk about ideas is not the freedom to threaten people based on their identity.

On the recordNovember 14, 2023
Freedom to talk about ideas is not the freedom to threaten people based on their identity.
Said by
Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Neal emphasizes the distinction between free speech and threatening behavior.

Share

More from Rich Neal

Jun 12, 2024

There need to be repercussions when those rules are violated.

congress.gov
Sep 25, 2024

I take this opportunity to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Robert Caro's ``The Power Broker.'' As one of the great literary accomplishments over the last five decades, the ``The Power Broker'' is more than a biography of Robert Moses…

govinfo.gov
Sep 11, 2024

I acknowledge the decision today by the British Government to reopen the inquiry into the death of Patrick Finucane, who was brutally murdered in his home in front of his family in February of 1989. This high-profile murder of a human…

govinfo.gov
Nov 14, 2025

Finally admitting publicly what we’ve all known from the start: Trump’s Trade War is hiking costs on people.

nbcnews.com

Other voices in this conversation