Threats to Democracy

“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” – Edward R. Morrow.

Monday, January 16, 2006

Ralf Dahrendorf: Free Speech on Trial

Can such demands for restricting free speech ever be legitimate? The first and principled answer must surely be no. All freedoms can be abused by liberty’s enemies, but in the case of speech, the risk posed by restricting freedom is surely greater.

posted by Nixmix at 10:48 a.m.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home

About Me

Name: Nixmix
Location: Dublin, Ireland

political compass Economic Left/Right: -6.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.82

View my complete profile

Irish Blogs

Previous Posts

  • Muhammad Habash:Islam’s Fanatical 1%
  • Chomsky: 'There Is No War On Terror'
  • Deja Vu
  • The swiftboating of Murtha
  • here we go....
  • Biggest spenders on lobbying in Ireland
  • William Blums anti-empire report
  • Bush Impeachment Defense Memo Leaked, President Ex...
  • Spurious attempt to tie Iran, Iraq to nuclear arms...
  • The Impeachment of George W. Bush

Powered by Blogger