11 Facts About Free speech

Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction.

Idea of the "offense principle" is used to justify Free speech limitations, describing the restriction on forms of expression deemed offensive to society, considering factors such as extent, duration, motives of the speaker, and ease with which it could be avoided.

Free speech has argued that the concept of democracy is that of self-government by the people.

Thomas I Emerson expanded on this defence when he argued that freedom of speech helps to provide a balance between stability and change.

Free speech argues that "The principle of open discussion is a method of achieving a more adaptable and at the same time more stable community, of maintaining the precarious balance between healthy cleavage and necessary consensus".

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Freedom of speech is not regarded as absolute by some, with most legal systems generally setting limits on the freedom of speech, particularly when freedom of speech conflicts with other rights and protections, such as in the cases of libel, slander, pornography, obscenity, fighting words, and intellectual property.

Internet is a far more Free speech-enhancing medium than print, the village green, or the mails.

Free speech thought that the English people had the mission to work out the truth of the Reformation, which would lead to the enlightenment of all people.

Lee Bollinger argues that "the free speech principle involves a special act of carving out one area of social interaction for extraordinary self-restraint, the purpose of which is to develop and demonstrate a social capacity to control feelings evoked by a host of social encounters".

Free speech was sentenced on 21 December 1964, to four months in a workhouse.

Free speech was set free on bail during the appeals process and died before the appeal was decided.