The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.
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Free speech is the cornerstone to every right we have.
Free speech is meant to protect unpopular speech. Popular speech, by definition, needs no protection.
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.
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
Free speech is one of the founding principles of our republic.
It is without doubt that freedoms of the press and speech need to be protected, but there are undisputed limits to these freedoms, limits that often come into play when national security is threatened.
When politicians seek to restrict political speech, it is invariably to protect their own incumbency and avoid having to defend their policies in the marketplace of ideas.
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.
We need to defend absolutely the freedom of speech.
Free speech rights means that government officials are barred from creating lists of approved and disapproved political ideas and then using the power of the state to enforce those preferences.
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