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Noam Chomsky

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

Freedom

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True freedom of expression means allowing everyone to speak, even those whose views we strongly dislike or oppose. If we only support free speech for people we agree with, then we are not truly committed to the principle of free expression.

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