windshadow's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom This is something I read in an article that I really liked. It's old, it's from 1995, but it rings true anyway. "If the history of mankind has taught us anything, it is that freedom comes at a price. Freedom means a higher crime rate than we might otherwise prefer, because we worry that someday we might be convicted wrongly. Freedom means that we have to tolerate hateful and ignorant speech, because we worry that someday our own views may not be popular. Freedom means that we tolerate others accumulating wealth, even though we may feel envious, because we realize that the forced redistribution of that wealth in the long run just makes us all poorer. Freedom means that, in time of war, good men and women will be asked to risk their lives because we think it better to die free than to live as slaves. All these things are the price of freedom." -- Barry S. Fagin You can find the whole article here. It was specifically in reference to Clinton's Communications Decency Act, but it is applicable to all censorship on the internet. If you're interested in the issue of internet censorship and your "digital rights", check out the EFF or AFFECT (Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce Transactions). Nre'fa'o. 6:42 p.m. - 04/25/2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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