The Greatest Defense of Free Speech (John Stuart Mill’s “On Liberty”)
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The Paradox of Freedom of Speech
Where did the right to not be offended come from? How are we going to untangle that paradox, he asks. John Stuart Mill points out how dangerous it is to sanction the persecution of dissidents and a dissident as someone who disagrees with the status quo. He says even people with the best intentions can accidentally persecute people who really should not have been persecuted.
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