FREEDOM • TRUTH • JUSTICE
WALL OF FREE SPEECH ADVOCATES
HONORING THE VOICES WHO CHAMPIONED FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND DEFENDED OUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER.
THE CHAMPIONS OF LIBERTY

JOHN F. KENNEDY
35th President of the United States
LIBERTY
"Without debate, without criticism, no administration and no country can succeed—and no republic can survive."
1961-1963
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BARACK OBAMA
44th President of the United States
LIBERTY
"The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set aside smaller differences in service of a greater purpose."
2009-2017
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THOMAS JEFFERSON
3rd President of the United States
LIBERTY
"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost."
1801-1809
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FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
32nd President of the United States
LIBERTY
"Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them."
1933-1945
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
16th President of the United States
LIBERTY
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and under a just God, cannot long retain it."
1861-1865
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ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
First Lady & Human Rights Advocate
LIBERTY
"Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility."
1933-1945
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