It is long overdue for democrats to recover their senses and governments of law their principles; they must solemnly and in solidarity recall that it's out of the question for one, two, three religions, four or five ideologies to decide what citizens have the right to say or to think. Not only is freedom of the press at issue, but the freedom to call a cat a cat and a gas chamber an abominable fact, abominable whatever our beliefs and our faiths. It derives from the principle of all morality: on this Earth, the respect due each individual begins with universal notice and communal rejection of the most flagrant examples of inhumanity. |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.