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Deborah Lipstadt:
Now, some people are saying that the result of this trial will threaten free speech. I don't accept that. I'm not attacking free speech. On the contrary, I've been defending it against someone who wanted to abuse it. Freedom of speech means you can say whatever you want. What you can't do is lie and expect not to be held accountable for it. Not all opinions are equal. And some things happened, just like we say they do. Slavery happened, the Black Death happened. The Earth is round, the ice caps are melting, and Elvis is not alive
Now, some people are saying that the result of this trial will threaten free speech. I don't accept that. I'm not attacking free speech. On the contrary, I've been defending it against someone who wanted to abuse it. Freedom of speech means you can say whatever you want. What you can't do is lie and expect not to be held accountable for it. Not all opinions are equal. And some things happened, just like we say they do. Slavery happened, the Black Death happened. The Earth is round, the ice caps are melting, and Elvis is not alive
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Now some people are saying that the result of this trial
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will threaten free speech
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I don't accept that
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I'm not attacking free speech
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On the contrary I've been defending it
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against someone who wanted to abuse it
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Freedom of speech means you can say whatever you want
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What you can't do is lie
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and then expect not to be held accountable for it
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Not all opinions are equal
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and some things happen
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just like we say they do
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Slavery happened
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The Black Death happened
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The Earth is round
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Movie Summary
Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
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Deborah Lipstadt
