The Rise and Fall of Free Speech

He was always consistent on free speech. He opposed the efforts that start, you know, way before this becomes a going concern about. The spirit of Hitchens is really, it starts in some ways with a really fierce commitment and understanding of free speech. It wasn't just a matter of, I have the right to say something; he used to talk about: If I'm the only person in the world who is giving voice to a heresy, that's all the more reason to protect that speech.