For me this is the most important value in our Constitution. It is the only way to approach any truth.
Justice Brandeis said it best: "It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears"
I apply this to ALL aspects of life... not just the political.
Link: https://firstamendmentwatch.org/history-speaks-brandeis-concurring-holmes-whitney-v-california-1927/
Replies to: "It was tongue in cheek. I love universities. They should be places that revere freedom of speech."
- Defund the Universities. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 9:08am 9/12/25
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- there is no reason for any university to receive federal funding [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:57am 9/12/25
- Go fist yourself. This is much, much more common. [LINK]
- Chris94 - 9:28am 9/12/25
- Settle down professor. It’s so unlike you to be so angry. [NT]
- MuskyTommy - 10:35am 9/12/25
- Not angry. Just think "fist yourself" is kinda funny. [NT]
- Chris94 - 11:31am 9/12/25
- I’m glad you’re ok. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 1:51pm 9/12/25
- You think fisting is funny? How would you know? [NT]
- Hensou - 11:45am 9/12/25
- Gentlemen don't tell. [NT]
- Iggle - 12:25pm 9/12/25
- Gentlemen don't wear Rockports. [NT] - Hensou - 12:46pm 9/12/25
- . [NT] - Hensou - 12:40pm 9/12/25
- Gentlemen don't tell. [NT]
- Iggle - 12:25pm 9/12/25
- Not angry. Just think "fist yourself" is kinda funny. [NT]
- Chris94 - 11:31am 9/12/25
- Interesting that you have this on your mind. Any other personal perversions you feel compelled to - Curly1918 - 10:08am 9/12/25
- And here I thought your OP was just "Tongue in Cheek"...you really believe what you posted?...that [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 11:06am 9/12/25
- It was tongue in cheek. I love universities. They should be places that revere freedom of speech. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 11:44am 9/12/25
- "It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears"...Brandeis would - TyroneIrish - 1:31pm 9/12/25
- It was tongue in cheek. I love universities. They should be places that revere freedom of speech. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 11:44am 9/12/25
- And here I thought your OP was just "Tongue in Cheek"...you really believe what you posted?...that [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 11:06am 9/12/25
- Kinda working against yourself, Prof. "Go Fist Yourself" isn't exactly conciliatory. [NT] - Hensou - 9:47am 9/12/25
- Settle down professor. It’s so unlike you to be so angry. [NT]
- MuskyTommy - 10:35am 9/12/25