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Expression and speech are treated differently in America. People think we have freedom of speech and assume we also have freedom of expression. Neither is true - free speech exists in theory but is often not honored in the breach. Freedom of expression can be little more than a pipe dream because it is strictly limited by what authorities deem appropriate. Read Article: Flag Desecration: Free Expression as Political Subversion
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John(1)

“In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers an author may write what he pleases, but woe to him if he goes beyond them.”

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859)

June 29, 2006 at 12:16 pm
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