4 ms·
"In those wretched Countries where a Man cannot call his Tongue his own, he can scarce call any Thing else his own. Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nat
by FergusArgyll 2y ago
"In those wretched Countries where a Man cannot call his Tongue his own, he can scarce call any Thing else his own. Whoever would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech; a Thing terrible to Publick Traytors."
- Benjamin Franklin
This is why we fought a war to be separate from your "wretched" country. You're justifying jail time for racist speech!
- dudefeliciano 2y ago> he can scarce call any Thing else his own Ironic coming from a future slave owner. He did become an abolitionist, after travelling to France and England and being exposed to some, for Americans, pretty radical ideas.
- jsiepkes 2y ago> You're justifying jail time for racist speech! For inciting further civil unrest during civil unrest. Kinda weird to just cherry pick some things from my post.