Once you put a thought into the world, it can be disagreed with, but it can't be unthought.
Salman RushdieUnfortunately, the problem of the free speech argument is that you have to defend people you can't stand.
Salman RushdieAnd using that - the birth of a religion, it suggests that you have got two tests. You have the test of weakness. When you're weak, do you compromise, do you bend, do you give in, do you accommodate? And then the test of strength. When you're strong, are you merciful, are you generous, or are you cruel?
Salman Rushdie