Christopher Hitchens 2006: Freedom of Speech Includes The Freedom to Hate
Hitchens eloquently reminds his audience about the origins of "shouting fire in a crowded theater" in this 2006 debate on the merits of free speech.
In 2006, the late Christopher Hitchens spoke to the University of Toronto's Hart House Debating Club to defend the following proposition: Freedom of speech includes the freedom to hate.
To begin his remarks, Hitchens describes the origins of the often incorrectly cited saying — used frequently by those who want to restrict speech — about “shouting fire in a crowded theater.”
Watch the full debate here.
It's not the full debate. He says if anyone disagrees with him they can take a ticket and line up to kiss his arse. Why have you deleted that?