1 From: Boris Kraut <krt@nurfuerspam.de>
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3 Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:03:20 +0200
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5 Message-ID: <20110803220320.iTinxY@silberbruch>
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8 To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
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9 Subject: Zitat des Tages
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12 > Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority. It
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13 > thus exemplifies the purpose behind the Bill of Rights, and
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14 > of the First Amendment in particular: to protect unpopular
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15 > individuals from retaliation -- and their ideas from sup-
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16 > pression -- at the hand of an intolerant society. The right
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17 > to remain anonymous may be abused when it shields fraudulent
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18 > conduct. But political speech by its nature will sometimes
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19 > have unpalatable consequences, and, in general, our society
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20 > accords greater weight to the value of free speech than to
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21 > the dangers of its misuse.
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