We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We have freedom of speech, but you got to watch what you say.
In commendably seeking to protect freedom of speech, we must not lower our defences against the evil of racial and religious intolerance.
Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.
Free speech is a valuable commodity, which we preserve and protect, but there quite rightly is restriction on free speech in the best interest of the good order of the community and common sense.
One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting.
While the protection of speech is at the bedrock of our democracy, it's critical as a nation that we exercise our right every day - and that includes embracing and engaging with those we may not agree with.
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
I don't think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech.
It's always easy to get people to condemn threats to free speech when the speech being threatened is speech that they like. It's much more difficult to induce support for free speech rights when the speech being punished is speech they find repellent.
We need a free media, not just freedom of speech.