Louis D. Brandeis - Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assemb...

Louis D. Brandeis Zitate

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.

Louis D. Brandeis

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die Angst vor schweren Verletzungen allein kann die Unterdrückung von Redefreiheit und Versammlung nicht rechtfertigen. Männer fürchteten Hexen und verbrannte Frauen. Es ist die Funktion der Sprache, die Menschen von der Vernunft irrationaler Ängste zu befreien.

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