Armstrong Williams: Freedom of speech is our deliverance from terror | STAFF COMMENTARY

Freedom of speech protects speech that is both loved and hated. The United States Supreme Court instructed in Terminiello v. Chicago (1949), “[A] function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it induces a condition of unrest, creates dissatisfaction with conditions as they are, or even stirs people to anger.”

But like all other rights, freedom of speech has limits. Evenhandedly applied and reasonable time, place and manner limits are acceptable ...