When the idea of “freedom for the thought we hate” was brought forth, along with it came many opinions about the statement. Many people probably thought this idea was that of someone who hated people himself. Many other people, however, saw it in another light. Those others realized that restricting one’s right to hate is just as closed-minded as hate itself. Freedom for the thought we hate not only allows us to hate, but …showed first 75 words of 499 total…

…showed last 75 words of 499 total…to getting rid of hate, so closing hate off would just be another way to promote it. Even though hate is wrong in most people’s eyes, it is something that we all must learn to live with and accept. Being protected from the thought of hate is not as important as having a right to free speech, so we must learn to be tolerant of those who are not tolerant of us. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**