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# It’s Either a Contest of Ideas or a Contest of Strength
- URL: https://goodoil.news/its-either-a-contest-of-ideas-or-a-contest-of-strength/
- Published: 2019-10-14T06:00:28.000Z
- Updated: 2019-10-13T02:41:09.000Z
- Author: Lady Wellington
- Tags: Free Speech, NZ, Video, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:49

> But first he defines free speech and its significance.  
> “Freedom of speech is important because it is a contest of ideas,” he explains.  
> “When you forbid certain ideas, the only way you can be effective is by being more powerful. So it becomes a contest of strength.  
> “If you shut ’em up, not only does that make it a matter of \`might makes right’, you haven’t proved that your views are more defensible, you’ve just proved that you are stronger.  
> “Further, that must be the worst formula for finding truth that’s ever been invented.  
> “It’s either a contest of ideas or a contest of strength.”  
>  
> [odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/dont-be-offended](https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/dont-be-offended?ref=goodoil.news)

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