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Show But. here is where free v must come into piay ?Ult. must not be permitted' t reason. If on the next dav remember what the sp. efe about; if we can recall it points, it was an excellent If, in retrespection, We over the oration pie . Cat ; without the spell of th upon us, and can still see6 0tJ'; ic in it, then it was a m0s?J '!; dent speech. If, on the 0tW: we can remember little of thinking demands that wel'N speaker down as a shallow ficial 'hvind bag" and entire,?' miss from our minds any , which this speech temporary have had upon them. -: But now that we are aev peace we must resist eVer?; tempt to infringe on our rirt last ditch every attack on ou free speech; we must f ight , press, our free radio, 0Ur , churches and our free motio tures. Transcending even"-' we must maintain open eat' minds; we must manifest a " ingness, yes even an eagern J" hear both sides of every qUJ That ever has been the jW way pray God it will continu be. FREE SPEECH ly say -'free speech .. the right to P01 u 0 a bit ual opinions or does it go a Hwaner than that? We now enjoy the right to free SSh irrevocably is linked tc . free hearing, because free speech is nothing more nor less than the declination of free peoples to hear .both sides of any question pertinent to their welfare, so that they can make an intelligent decision de-cision regarding it. This carries us along to still another an-other freedom. Free speech and free hearing have a senior andmost important partner-Free Thinking Think-ing This senior partner, is the most vital of the partnership. Without With-out free thinking, free speech and hearing are futile, because they in .themselves are of no value if the mind is closed; if preconceived ideas preclude open minds. In its broader and real signification significa-tion (something we are prone to overlook), free speech not only implies the right to speak one's mind tout to have one's speech fall on open ears and minds willing to listen honestly and unselfishly. Free thinking is hard work. All too often we allow our emotions to dictate our decisions. How many times do we permit ourselves to be influenced by transitory sympathy for an individual or group to the utter disregard of what is best for the most people for the greatest length of time! The unfortunate people in dictator-ridden countries would give their very souls to regain the privilege privi-lege of free speech. Too late they realize they have been tricked by , glib orators who made promises ! they could not possibly keep. These unhappy peoples became i so dazzled toy the eloquence of the "spellbinders" that they neglected to think things through, and thereby there-by relinquished their freedom. We must not let that happen to us here in America. We listen to a speech an oration ora-tion which stirs us to the very core. Free speech gets a free hearing. |