Larry Flynt Quotes

Larry Flynt's quotes come off as bold and provocative, aimed at readers curious about power, morality and sexism.

27 quotes

1. My position has always been that there's two types of people opposed to pornography: those who don't know what they're talking about, and those who don't know what they're missing.

2. This is for Larry Flynt.

3. If the human body's obscene, complain to the manufacturer, not to me.

4. That's 'Mr. Smut Peddler' to you!

5. The 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.

6. There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.

7. Women are here to serve men. Look at them, they got to squat to piss. Hell, that proves it.

8. You take a picture of a murder, which is illegal, and you can win Picture of the Year for TIME Magazine. You take a picture of two people having sex, which is not illegal, and you can get thrown in jail.

9. I don't mind women protesting, but why can't some cute ones do it?

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

11. These days... it's all vanilla sex for me.

12. 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.

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

14. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that individual communities should set obscenity standards. Whenever a case is tried, it will be based on a community standard for that particular place.

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

16. Once I began following my own instincts, sales took off and I became a millionaire. And that, I think, is a key secret to every person's success, be they male or female, banker or p0rnographer:Trust in your gut.

17. There's nothing more political than sex. The church has had its hand on our crotch for more than 2,000 years, and the government is moving in that direction.

18. 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.

19. You know, everybody believes in free speech until you start questioning them about it.

20. The right-wing of the Republican party isn't so much a political agenda as a plea for help.

21. The sole motivating factor behind the death penalty is vengeance, not justice, and I firmly believe that a government that forbids killing among its citizens should not be in the business of killing people itself.

22. My mother always told me that no matter how much you dislike a person, when you meet them face to face you will find characteristics about them that you like. Jerry Falwell was a perfect example of that. I hated everything he stood for, but after meeting him in person, years after the trial, Jerry Falwell and I became good friends.

23. Within three or four months, the average girl will just get used up. It just takes your soul, you know? It just takes your soul.

24. Being in a wheelchair for 30 years. I'm not whining about it because I don't dwell on things I can't do anything about, you know. I never really think about until somebody mentions it. I did take a bullet.

25. Moses freed the Jews. Lincoln freed the slaves. I freed the neurotics.

26. Freedom of speech doesn't protect speech you like; it protects speech you don't like.

27. I've always felt that feminism was just an excuse for ugly women to march.