Was this really necessary?

[Buffalo Bull]

36. Free speech is primary; thank you for the warning

If it is required that I be punished so be it.

Of all of the many decencies that mankind has granted itself free speech is primary.
If we do not speak freely than...
... our assembly becomes an endorsement of the prevailing wind.
I ask you this, would you prefer the company of a dedicated ally with a potty mouth?
The company of a implacable foe with pure speech?
Or a coward afraid to speak lest he express an agreed upon thought, in a disagreeable tone.


The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. ~Henry Steele Commager


The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen. ~Tommy Smothers


Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. ~Potter Stewart