It’s not the word that’s important, it’s the right to say any word you want to and to form any sentence you want to, that’s the point and once they start to legally restrict what we can say and what we can’t say then we are on a slippery slope to authoritarianism.” “We’re talking about racists, ” said Karen. “No one should be allowed to be racist, ” said Mark. “But that’s not down to the Government or the courts, ” said Rob desperately, “that should be down to us, we should make it difficult for people to be racist, we should frown upon such language and activity, it should be by peer pressure that we stop people from being abusive and unpleasant, not down to the Government.” “Why not?” demanded Karen, “they make the laws so it’s down to them to make the punishments.” “It’s not about punishment, ” pressed Rob, “it’s about morality and social conscience, it’s about standing up for what’s right versus moral laziness, it’s about courage versus cowardice. Arun D. Ellis
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In this quote, Free Thought is a social movement advocating freedom of thought, freedom of speech and freedom of expression. Free Thought seeks to encourage critical thinking among the public and to translate this into personal action. It calls for more freedom from any kind of prejudice, discrimination or unfairness. It encourages people to question the status quo and to think more critically.

Free Thought advocates for a more equal world where everyone can live in peace and harmony with each other. Here is an article about this movement.

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