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“Ask him about the cemeteries, Dean!”
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“First Amendment freedoms are most in danger when the government seeks to control thought or to justify its laws for that impermissible end. The right to think is the beginning of freedom, and speech must be protected from the government because speech is the beginning of thought."
[Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (00-795), 198 F.3d 1083, affirmed.]”
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[Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (00-795), 198 F.3d 1083, affirmed.]”
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“It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do.”
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
“Do not make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.”
― Voice of Reason
― Voice of Reason
“Nobody has the right to not be offended. That right doesn't exist in any declaration I have ever read.
If you are offended it is your problem, and frankly lots of things offend lots of people.
I can walk into a bookshop and point out a number of books that I find very unattractive in what they say. But it doesn't occur to me to burn the bookshop down. If you don't like a book, read another book. If you start reading a book and you decide you don't like it, nobody is telling you to finish it.
To read a 600-page novel and then say that it has deeply offended you: well, you have done a lot of work to be offended.”
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If you are offended it is your problem, and frankly lots of things offend lots of people.
I can walk into a bookshop and point out a number of books that I find very unattractive in what they say. But it doesn't occur to me to burn the bookshop down. If you don't like a book, read another book. If you start reading a book and you decide you don't like it, nobody is telling you to finish it.
To read a 600-page novel and then say that it has deeply offended you: well, you have done a lot of work to be offended.”
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Michael’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Michael’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
119 books
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185 friends
54 books
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128 friends
0 books
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50 friends
0 books
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22 friends
1 book
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5 friends
0 books
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10 friends
1 book
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38 friends
301 books
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223 friends
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