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An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings.

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Two things form the bedrock of any open society - freedom of expression and rule of law. If you don't have those things, you don't have a free country...more

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The moment you say that any idea system is sacred, whether it’s a religious belief system or a secular ideology, the moment you declare a set of ideas...more

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Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

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Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has c...more

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Repression is a seamless garment; a society which is authoritarian in its social and sexual codes, which crushes its women beneath the intolerable bur...more

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The fundamentalist seeks to bring down a great deal more than buildings. Such people are against, to offer just a brief list, freedom of speech, a mul...more

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How do you defeat terrorism? Don’t be terrorized.