Every genetically healthy population contains some sick individuals. Lack of them indicates dangerously low levels of diversity likely to lead to population collapse upon the next environmental challenge.

Every intellectually healthy society contains some insane ideas. Lack of them indicates dangerously low levels of diversity likely to lead to social collapse upon the next environmental challenge.

I do not fear for those of our children raised in the brilliant light of diverse ideas and opinions. They will see far and bring us brilliant new syntheses.

I do fear for those our our children raised in the darkness of orthodox ignorance, hungry young minds deliberately starved of the diverse knowledge and opinion they crave. They will be easy prey for the next Stalin, Hitler or McCarthy.

I weep that ideas espoused by the leading minds of millenia can today find none to voice them. Is our intellectual poverty so deep?

Truth does not fear the bright light of informed dissent and inquiry.

Honest government does not fear the bright light of informed dissent and inquiry.

Fraud, lies, and hypocrisy do fear the bright light of informed dissent and inquiry, thriving only in the darkness of enforced ignorance.

Truth, or lies. Honest or fraudulent government. Decide what you prefer, and take your position on censorship accordingly. Know others by the position they take.