Intellectual freedom (including freedom to think, believe, read, speak, write, publish and protest) is one of the most fundamental of all basic human rights. Unfortunately, it is also the most frequently attacked of all human rights. ... The Universal Declaration on Human Rights promises everyone the "right to freedom of opinion and expression through any media and regardless of frontiers." ... The people that feel that there should be no media restriction value limited government interference, self-reliance, risk taking, self-interest, and especially personal freedom. ...

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"The right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel, incitement to violence or rebellion, etc. ... As a human being it is our nature to have an opinion about the world and situations in the world. ...

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Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights calls for the protection of free expression in all media: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interferences and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. ...

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