tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post1897431856540610016..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Writer in trouble …Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-20957194146618540302017-05-16T22:30:13.976-04:002017-05-16T22:30:13.976-04:00Hi Tim,
I'm not a lawyer, but the First Amendm...Hi Tim,<br />I'm not a lawyer, but the First Amendment obviously does not protect against libel, though public figures have a hard time bringing a case. My natural inclination is in favor of letting people say what they want. We do live in coarse times, to be sure.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-22129092292623521682017-05-16T14:13:05.090-04:002017-05-16T14:13:05.090-04:00Nige, I'm envious of Voltaire because I strive...Nige, I'm envious of Voltaire because I strive in my dotage to be "a senile child." Onward I unstoppably go in my 70s, skipping and laughing, into the good night!RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-55638804639868939582017-05-16T14:08:37.940-04:002017-05-16T14:08:37.940-04:00A lot of truth in that, Tim.
Re Voltaire: I like H...A lot of truth in that, Tim.<br />Re Voltaire: I like Herder's description of him as 'a senile child'.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-70486507386375105222017-05-16T10:58:19.330-04:002017-05-16T10:58:19.330-04:00Frank, if a pundit were to make a similar statemen...Frank, if a pundit were to make a similar statement or suggestion about an American president, do you think any penalty would or should be imposed? I think we now live in different but more dangerous, contradictory, and confusing times when it comes to words and thoughts; violations of law are ignored, and innocent, truthful words and thoughts are vilified, muzzled, and penalized.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com