Thursday, October 13, 2011

Thursday's Thoughts

Here's an idea worth keeping in mind, from the noted linguist and activist Noam Chomsky:

"If you believe in freedom of speech, you believe in
freedom of speech for views you don't like. Goebbels
was in favor of freedom of speech for views he liked.
So was Stalin. If you're in favor of freedom of speech,
that means you're in favor of freedom of speech
precisely for views you despise."

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