mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON) (01/17/85)
> On free speech, First Amendment: > > The argument was made that there really is no right to > free speech since one can be sued for damages because > of libel and slander. > > Herman Silbiger Libel laws exist because "your freedom ends where my freedom begins" You cannot print that I am a thief if that is untrue because you are then infringing on my civil rights (by defaming my reputation) and on my right to privacy Marcel Simon