Francis McDonough Freedom of speech is a relative thing. We have freedom of speech as long as we do not speak what is on our minds. Our founding fathers viewed freedom of speech as one of eight individual rights to be protected and they wrote this right into the Bill of Rights. Today, as society has evolved, we have less freedom of speech than they did in the 17th century. Current-day society has spoken.
Freedom of speech is a dangerous idea.
Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates all said it was dangerous. Jonathan Zittrain Freedom of mind is the next battleground. Inc. All Rights Reserved.