"Freedom of speech is not just one of many important freedoms, but a precondition for being able to recognize and articulate all others."

New Poll: Most Students Favor Mandatory Trigger Warnings, Speech Codes - Hit & Run : Reason.com: "A depressing new poll demonstrates the extent to which open contempt for free expression has become the default position of college students: a slim majority of surveyed students support regulating permissible speech on campus, and 63 percent believe trigger warnings should be mandatory...

Freedom of speech is not just one of many important freedoms, but a precondition for being able to recognize and articulate all others. Put another way, it’s the First Amendment for a reason. The fact that college students don’t think they need the sort of protection it offers—and in fact view it as a hindrance—is reason for great dismay."