Free Speech

Reposted from:
http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2007/03/free_speech_6.html

The speech is from a debate at Hart House, University of Toronto. Hitchens speech is in opposition to a proposed amendment to criminalize hate speech. A big thanks to Scott T.

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