A Free Press?

I found a scrap of yellowed paper from a paperback book among the various keepsakes I have carried with me from year to year.  Though it is torn and crumpled, I will keep it with me always. In light of all the news regarding leaks and espionage, the dubious terrorist warnings designed to make all […]

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Writers & Freedom of Speech

“I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” François-Marie Arouet, (1694 – 1778) There can be no more important sentiment than Voltaire’s commitment to the freedom of speech. Once we have lost this, we have committed ourselves to imprisonment of mind, soul and […]

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