Those who created this country chose freedom. With all of its dangers. And do you know the riskiest part of that choice they made? They actually believed that we could be trusted to make up our own minds in the whirl of differing ideas. That we could be trusted to remain free, even when there were very, very seductive voices – taking advantage of our freedom of speech – who were trying to turn this country into the kind of place where the government could tell you what you can and cannot do.
Nat Hentoff, The Day They Came to Arrest the Book (1982)
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Strategic diversity of philosophy is not helpful, is anything but helpful, for a sports team, a special interest club or association or — and most important — for a family of mom, dad and their children, just for several examples. The same is true for a nation. Moral Cacophony is not helpful. Moral cacophony kills.