Freedom Of Speech...!!!

Freedom Of Speech...!!!

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"?
Often Attributed To Voltaire...


Salvador Dalí, The Slave Market with Disappearing Bust of Voltaire (1940)

What He Actually Said Was...

Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write,
but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.
Voltaire, letter to M. le Riche, February 6, 1770

Personally, I Don't Know If I Would Go As Far As Death,
But The Sentiment Is There...

Anyway The Point Is...

There Are A Lot Of New People Who Have Joined Up This Forum,
On What I Beleive Is The Daisygate II Scandle...

When You Have No Moderation On A Forum (To-Date)
You Are Gonna Get A Lot Of People Speaking Their Minds...

And Some Of It Could Appear Petty And Vindictive...

But A Lot Of Us Here Have Been Members Of Other Forums...
Where This Happens...

The Alternative To This Freedom Is The Tyranny We Have Witnessed Over At The DIF...

I Say Embrace The Freedom...

Sticks And Stones Etc...

Voltaire Also Said...

I always made one prayer to God, a very short one.
Here it is: "O Lord, make our enemies quite ridiculous!"
God granted it.
Letter to Étienne Noël Damilaville (1767-05-16)

I concur. The ONLY thing worth fighting for ( to the death ) is FREEDOM!

WW wrote:I concur. The ONLY thing worth fighting for ( to the death ) is FREEDOM!

Your Right...!!!
But No-One Does Fight To The Death At The Little Chip, Chip, Chipping Away At Freedoms...

They Only Seem To Do It When Their Backs Are Against The Wall...!!!

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Being An Example Of This...!!!

By Which Time It's Too Late...

That's those johnny come latleys!

Speaking of freedom of speech.....I just wrote "fuck" and when it posted it came out as "flippin' heck" - What's goin' on Willis!?!?!

WW wrote:Speaking of freedom of speech.....I just wrote "fuck" and when it posted it came out as "flippin' heck" - What's goin' on Willis!?!?!

Children Read This Forum,
And I Didn't Want The Little Bastards Exposed To Such Cussing...!!!

Flippin' sweet.

I actually wrote flippin' that time.