Several email newsletters I receive include a Quote of the Day. Some are funny, some profound, and some just wrong, IMHO. In this blog I will express my opinions when one strikes me as particularly obnoxious, or perhaps especially good.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Salman Rushdie, writer
What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. -Salman Rushdie, writer (b. 1947)
The bounds for freedom of expression are set by truth, not by offense given. This principle is even enshrined in common law.
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