In Defense of Free Speech and Free Silence
“I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.” — Voltaire (1694-1778) When Thomas…
“I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.”
-- Voltaire (1694-1778)
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he included in it a list of the colonists’ grievances with the British government. Notably absent were any complaints that the British government infringed upon the freedom of speech.
In those. . .
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