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Ep. 99 John Stuart Mill’s ‘On Liberty’

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

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What Is the Difference Between Blasphemy and Hate Speech?

CNN's John Sutter looks at a passage in the first volume of his new book, The God Delusion. In it, Mill says that public nudity could be considered a violation of good manners if done publicly. If you're going to make a consistent philosophical argument in favor of free speech, he writes, "you need to be willing" to defend it at extremes.

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