the rights most worth defendingThe rights most worth defending are those that are so unpopular with the majority that insisting on exercising them is likely to cause their removal. Protecting the right to the most appalling expression makes for the difference between freedom for all and selfish regard for the like-minded.
Posted by Michael Zeleny on 7 Jan 2010, 05:56
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