What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it… — Salman Rushdie · Skopia

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What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

1990

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Rushdie, Salman."In Good Faith." The Guardian, 10 Feb. 1990.

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