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But in reality the point of free speech is for the stuff that’s over the line, and strikingly unbalanced. If free speech is only for polite persons of mild temperament within government-policed parameters, it isn’t free at all. So screw that.

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Mark Steyn
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: December 8
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City of Toronto
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