Words of Wisdom — December 6, 2013

Noam Chomsky on the Freedom of Expression

"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."-Noam Chomsky (born on this date in 1928)

“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.”
-Noam Chomsky (born on this date in 1928)

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