The particular evil of silencing the expression of opinion, is that it is robbing the human race…If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth; if wrong, they lose what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error. John Stuart Mill from Essay on Liberty (1859)
I believe this quote to be relevent to our society today in many ways. Everyone has an opinion and it's important that we may be allowed to speak freely. People should learn to question the world around them, and question their own opinions. We should teach our children not only to read, but to question what they read.
Some good analysis, but not enough of it. This entire blog entry was only three short sentences. You also have no pictures or video at all. You'll have to do more next time.
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