These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.

These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.

In the end, I think, the state's rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.

I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn't move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.

The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society's level of civilization.

Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.

Whenever there is injustice, there is tension. But in China it is very hard to release your anger unless you burn yourself or you jump from a bridge. In a society where there is no freedom of the press, it is difficult for victims to be noticed.