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Ancient Athenians adored freedom of speech. Naming a warship after the very concept. 399BC - Socrates speaks to jury at his trial: 'If you offered to let me of
by wooter 9y ago
Ancient Athenians adored freedom of speech. Naming a warship after the very concept.
399BC - Socrates speaks to jury at his trial: 'If you offered to let me off this time on condition I am not any longer to speak my mind... I should say to you, "Men of Athens, I shall obey the Gods rather than you."'
1516 - The Education of a Christian Prince by Erasmus. 'In a free state, tongues too should be free.'
In the 1600s, Galileo was executed for mere speech.
- MBCook 9y agoThose are examples of free speech being liked. Based on the post I was expecting examples of where free speech overcame the kind of 'there are my kind of lies so they must be true you liar' stuff we're seeing now.
- DrScump 9y agoGalileo was executed?
- wooter 9y agoOops, sorry. Hoouse arrest for life and all texts burned. Here are a few executions & persecutions for speech: https://www.wired.com/2012/06/famous-persecuted-scientists/ https://www.wired.com/2012/06/famous-persecuted-scientists/