Concept information
Preferred term
freedom of expression
Definition
- Freedom of expression or speech is widely held to be both a moral right and a legal right. John Milton (1608–1674) defended it in Britain in the seventeenth century, and the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights (1791) made it part of the First Amendment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Expression, Freedom Of]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/freedom_of_expression
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