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Well, technically, the United States isn't a democracy, it's a republic, so rewording.
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'''Free speech''' is the right to express your opinions in public or private, in print, by mail, or online.  It is essential to [[democracy]], and along with the [[Second Amendment|right to keep and bear arms]] is the greatest deterrent to [[tyranny]].  The [[United States]] is unique in protecting a full right of free political speech under the [[First Amendment]].
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'''Free speech''' is the right to express your opinions in public or private, in print, by mail, or online.  It is essential to [[republicanism]] and [[democracy]], and along with the [[Second Amendment|right to keep and bear arms]] is the greatest deterrent to [[tyranny]].  The [[United States]] is unique in protecting a full right of free political speech under the [[First Amendment]].
    
[[Leftists]] are the biggest opponents of free speech,<ref name="Flip-flopped">Williams, Thomas D. (July 1, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/01/williams-why-liberals-have-flip-flopped-on-free-speech/ Williams: Why Liberals Have Flip-Flopped on Free Speech]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 1, 2018.<br>See also:
 
[[Leftists]] are the biggest opponents of free speech,<ref name="Flip-flopped">Williams, Thomas D. (July 1, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/01/williams-why-liberals-have-flip-flopped-on-free-speech/ Williams: Why Liberals Have Flip-Flopped on Free Speech]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 1, 2018.<br>See also:
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