Larry Flynt Quotes & Sayings

“The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A true friend would die for you, so when you start trying to count them on one hand, you don't need any fingers.”

“Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.”

“Hypocrisy is a detriment to progress. There's always a hidden agenda.”

“You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you hang in there, always following your vision, I have no doubt you will succeed.”

“Well, one thing, you got to stand in a courtroom and listen to a judge sentencing you to 25 years in prison before you realize that freedom of expression can no longer be taken for granted.”

“I will concede to you one thing - 'Hustler' is offensive, even to the point of being iconoclastic. That's our purpose - to be offensive.”

“If you're not going to offend somebody you don't need the First Amendment.”

“Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.”

“Privacy is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution as freedom of speech is in the First Amendment.”

“You have to be able to tolerate what you don't necessarily like so you can be free.”