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Originally Posted by Livia

I wondered how long it'd take the "free speech" lobbyists to show up.

You can have free speech within reason, but you cannot allow every ridiculous, offensive, half-baked thought that enters your head to spill out of your mouth if you want to live in a civilised society.

Actually if you look at my first post here, where I said "Wither Voltaire" I alluded to it but nobody picked it up.

It is the often quote mistakenly attributed to Voltaire, of I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it

But then there is always

Freedom of speech does not entitle one to falsely shout fire in a crowded theatre