Free society
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A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.[1] This can be elaborated in terms of freedom of speech - if people have a right to express their views without fear of arrest, imprisonment, or physical harm.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Adlai E. Stevenson (1952-10-07). Speech in Detroit.
- ^ Natan Sharansky. The Case for Democracy: the Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror.
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