From: Boris Kraut <krt@nurfuerspam.de>
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Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:03:20 +0200
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Subject: Zitat des Tages

John Paul Stevens:
> Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority. It
> thus exemplifies the purpose behind the Bill of Rights, and
> of the First Amendment in particular: to protect unpopular
> individuals from retaliation -- and their ideas from sup-
> pression -- at the hand of an intolerant society. The right
> to remain anonymous may be abused when it shields fraudulent
> conduct. But political speech by its nature will sometimes
> have unpalatable consequences, and, in general, our society
> accords greater weight to the value of free speech than to
> the dangers of its misuse.