Even the freedom to read. Throughout his comments, Lubin stressed the fundamental value of freedom of expression for its own societal merits. The right to freedom of expression should not be defended on the basis of tradition, Lubin asserted. It's meaningless if something is based only on tradition. But there are moral rather than political and utilitarian reasons.
Communication is a telltale mark of humanity.
Censorship denies me the responsibility of my own acts. Lubin further argued that those who seek to censor are usually not as smart as those whom they are silencing. He used Galileo as one example of such a situation. He recounted a story about trying to pass gay rights legislation in Rhode Island and expecting to be confronted with hateful reactions, only to find that no one called to lambaste him. To examine the dynamics of hate speech, Lubin outlined possible contexts for it.