The Culture of Calumny and the Problem of Free Speech
by
Charles Walton
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2009
In the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, French revolutionaries proclaimed the freedom of speech, religion, and opinion. Censorship was abolished, and France appeared to be on a path towards tolerance, pluralism, and civil liberties. A mere four years later, the country descended...