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Closed petition 'Freedom of speech means nothing without the right to offend' should be written into law.

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The principle valued by Orwell that 'freedom of speech means nothing without the right to offend', and epitomised in 'I might not like what you have to say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it', should be written into law.

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