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All expression must be defended whether it be valuable or harmful, Princeton University Professor George Kateb told an audience of more than 100 at the Kennedy School of Government yesterday afternoon.
Although much expression is "worthless or harmful," governmental regulations would inflict more harm than good, said Kateb who is also director of Princeton's Program in Political Philosophy.
The scholar said governmental regulation of expression would lead to an over-dependence on federal authority.
Unrestricted freedom of speech allows worthless and offensive expression to proliferate, he said. But regulation of hateful speech might eventually lead to regulation of other expressions, such as religion, he said.
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