I began with the premise that, deep down, everybody wants to censor something. Human beings, no matter how committed to the principles of free speech, have deep-seated distrust of the open marketplace of ideas, especially when they themselves-or the groups to which they belong-are ‘victims' of the excesses of free speech. (Alan Dershowitz)

I began with the premise that, deep down, everybody wants to censor something. Human beings, no matter how committed to the principles of free speech, have deep-seated distrust of the open marketplace of ideas, especially when they themselves-or the groups to which they belong-are ‘victims' of the excesses of free speech.

Alan Dershowitz

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