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Must we defend Nazis?

by Richard Delgado

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Speech in any sort of meaningful sense requires equal dignity, equal access, and equal respect on the parts of all of the speakers in a dialogue; free speech, in other words, presupposes equality. The authors argue for a system of free speech that takes into account nuance, context-sensitivity, and competing values such as human dignity and equal protection of the law.

Freedom of speechHate speechLaw and legislationPornographyUnited states, politics and governmentFreedom of the pressGermany, politics and government, 1945-1990Denazification