Freedom Of Speech

Freedom of Speech "Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties." These words were written 350 years ago by famous 17th writer John Milton in his 1644 book Areopagitica, in which he spoke out against censorship. Milton’s battle against censorship did not end in 1644 however. Freedom of speech and expression is an issue that has been very controversial throughout history. For centuries, the freedom to say …

…speech is definitely a subject of great debate which is especially prominent now when issues such as censorship of music and internet web sites continue to arise. However, freedom of speech is something that is fundamentally guaranteed to us and should not be taken away or limited unless a law is being broken. There should not be any debate over a topic such as this unless a crime is in fact being committed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**