Stating one has freedom of speech may be tantamount to stating one doesn't have freedom of action. Each case goes by undetermined on an individual basis. Suffice it to say those in power would still agree that "sticks and stones may break some bones but words will never hurt us," as much as those caught in between the shifting tectonics of the class-grindstone know otherwise (that words can certainly pave the soundproofed way toward expiration, whereas petty flesh wounds will heal).