Minggu, 05 Juni 2022

...the liberties of other men are our own vital necessity.


" It seems to me that we are taking a naively complacent stance when we reason as if we are defending the right of our opponents to speak, because we are generous, noble and self-interested ...
"[If we really want to understand why freedom is needed in a civilized society, we must realize that because freedom of speech strengthens our opinions, the freedom of others is our indispensable need."

~ Walter Lippmann, from the 1939 essay "The Replaceable Opposition ."

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