"If large numbers of people believe in freedom of speech,
there will be freedom of speech even if the law forbids it.
But if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities
will be persecuted, even if laws exist to protect them."
by:
George Orwell
[Eric Arthur Blair] (1903-1950) British author
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Similar with all rights, use them or lose them. For example, buy a gun and protect the Second Amendment, which adds support to the First Amendment.
 -- Joe, Rochester, MI     
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    Right, as Orwell usually is.
     -- Dick Trice, Fort Worth     
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    It's amazing how this quote seems to apply so well to the world of today...
     -- Will, West Chester, OH     
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