Freedom of expression rediscovered

by Rob Kievit
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
May 26, 2009

http://www.legal-project.org/353/freedom-of-expression-rediscovered

Excerpt:

"I totally disapprove of what you are saying, but I would give my life for your right to say it." That's how Voltaire's point of view of 1770 was summarised in 1906 by English author Evelyn Beatrice Hall. The French philosopher's principle could be a useful motto for a new campaign announced by the Dutch conservative VVD party.

The party, currently in opposition, prides itself on its roots in the liberal movement of the mid-19th century, but it is nowadays better known as a free-market champion. When in government, it promoted liberalisation of monopolist markets, free competition and individual consumers' freedom of choice.

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