Tuesday, October 23, 2007

A Double Whammy on the First Amendment

During an email discussion about people taking down posters advertising events that the people objected to, one discussion participant closed his email with these two quotes:

Voltaire: “I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.”

Hubert Humphrey: “The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”