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Free speech – proper, full-blooded free speech – is the lifeblood of any progressive politics and of any progressive transformation of society. If we treasure the one, we must treasure the other.

— Kenan Malik Free speech in an age of identity politics (2015)

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In plural societies, it is both inevitable and important that people offend the sensibilities of others.

Free speech in an age of identity politics (2015)

To accept that certain things cannot be said is to accept that certain forms of power cannot be challenged.

Free speech in an age of identity politics (2015)

The real value of free speech, in other words, is not to those who possess power, but to those who want to challenge them. And the real value of censorship is to those who do not wish their authority to be challenged.

Free speech in an age of identity politics (2015)

The university is a space for would-be adults to explore new ideas, to expand their knowledge, to interrogate power, to learn how to make an argument. A space within which students can be challenged, even upset or shocked or made angry.

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