1996-05-01 - [NOISE] Re: Freedom and security

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From: cpunk@remail.ecafe.org (ECafe Anonymous Remailer)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Message ID: <199605011003.LAA03456@pangaea.hypereality.co.uk>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-05-01 14:00:55 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 22:00:55 +0800

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From: cpunk@remail.ecafe.org (ECafe Anonymous Remailer)
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 22:00:55 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: [NOISE] Re: Freedom and security
Message-ID: <199605011003.LAA03456@pangaea.hypereality.co.uk>
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On Apr 30 1996 at 19:38:55, angels@wavenet.com wrote:
> If it were permitted to kill those who disagreed with you,
> then no one would be free to speak their mind at all, for fear
> of the consequences.

A person's freedom of speech is reduced by being afraid of the
consequences of that speech. Likewise, a person's freedom of speech
is improved by being less afraid of the consequences.

Therefor, we can scrap the first amendment, and just drink plenty
of beer.






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