I have been accused of many things in my life, but not even my worst enemy has ever accused me of being afraid to speak my mind.
If it is not totalitarian to arrest a man and detain him, when you cannot charge him with any offence against any written law – if that is not what we have always cried out against in Fascist states – then what is it?… If we are to survive as a free democracy, then we must be prepared, in principle, to concede to our enemies – even those who do not subscribe to our views – as much constitutional rights as you concede yourself.
The same law applies to me. Nobody has sued me for libel because I do not defame my enemies.
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