"What an elegant book, warmly written, story-filled, beautifully argued, making the case for entire liberty of speech." --Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

"What an elegant book, warmly written, story-filled, beautifully argued, making the case for entire liberty of speech." --Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Economics and History, University of Chicago and author of Why Liberalism Works

"This engaging and enlightening book is filled with fascinating stories from past and present, with a diverse cast of characters, who all embody the current, urgent importance of robust freedom of speech." --Nadine Strossen, John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita, New York Law School; Immediate Past President, American Civil Liberties Union, and author of HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship

"In Free Speech and Why You Should Give a Damn, Jonathan Zimmerman offers an accessible, engaging and compelling portrayal of the history of free speech in our nation and why the citizens of a democracy should both embrace and defend it fiercely." --Geoffrey R. Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Chicago, and author of Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime and The Free Speech Century