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In the early stages of the Cold War, Hungary, a client state controlled by the USSR, rebelled, fueled by student demonstrations arguing for secession and freedom of speech.
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Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
In an email to the Del Mar Times, Quirk called the reaffirmation of the report an attack on his freedom of speech.
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Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
He's appointed a few key advisers who will oversee policy developments in emerging areas including AI, crypto, data privacy and online freedom of speech, and he's announced a new innovation initiative.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
It is believed to have swept the Grammys because voters were making a point about freedom of speech, amid the backlash the group experienced following Natalie Maines’ critical comments about President George W. Bush.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Freedom of speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20of%20speech. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Legal Definition
freedom of speech
: the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations (as the power of the government to avoid a clear and present danger) especially as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution see also free speech compare censorship, prior restraint
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