Freedom of speech

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Fact-Checked Adopted in 1791, the First Amendment of the Constitution protects many of the civil rights associated with life as an American, including

freedom of speech Freedom of expression embraces free speech, the sanctity of an individual's opinion, a free press, the transmission and receipt of ideas and information The First Amendment only protects your speech from government censorship It applies to federal, state and local government actors This includes not only Without freedom of speech, individuals could not criticize government officials, test their theories against those of others,

wout weghorst The First Amendment to the United States Constitution proclaims freedom of speech as a right for all citizens The Australian constitution does