Quotulatiousness

September 6, 2018

QotD: Freedom of speech

Filed under: Liberty, Quotations — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 01:00

A metaphor: we have freedom of speech not because all speech is good, but because the temptation to ban speech is so great that, unless given a blanket prohibition, it would slide into universal censorship of any unpopular opinion.

Scott Alexander, “You Are Still Crying Wolf”, Slate Star Codex, 2016-11-16.

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