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"he noted that there exists not just a right to speak but a right to hear" Is that so? I don't see why a speaker is entitled to an audience, let alone access t
by dirtyid 5y ago
"he noted that there exists not just a right to speak but a right to hear"
Is that so? I don't see why a speaker is entitled to an audience, let alone access to mass private communication.
- strawhatguy 5y agoWhere did Frederick Douglas say anyone was entitled to an audience? The speaker has a right to speak, but cannot demand others listen. The listener has a right to hear, but cannot demand others to speak. The speech he gives is amazing to read, he goes further: "Equally clear is the right to hear. To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker. It is just as criminal to rob a man of his right to speak and hear as it would be to rob him of his money."
- originalvichy 5y agoThat’s not what he means by right to hear. The government or anyone else barring one from entering a lecture is preventing one’s freedom to hear. It’s pretty obvious that freedom of speech also implies freedom to attend speeches