"My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them"
- Fran Lebowitz
About this Quote
This quote by Fran Lebowitz suggests that she thinks that liberty of speech must be restricted in public areas, such as dining establishments, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and outlet store. She believes that discussions in between consenting adults in private must be of little interest to her, in addition to the grownups involved. This suggests that she thinks that discussions in public must be more closely kept track of, as they are more likely to be heard by individuals who may not have granted hearing them. She believes that conversations in personal need to be respected, as they are not most likely to be heard by anyone else. This quote suggests that Fran Lebowitz thinks that liberty of speech should be restricted in public locations, but appreciated in personal.
This quote is written / told by Fran Lebowitz somewhere between October 27, 1951 and today. He was a famous Journalist from USA.
The author also have 48 other quotes.
"We are all different. Yet we are all God's children. We are all united behind this country and the common cause of freedom, justice, fairness, and equality. That is what unites us"
"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom"
"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"
