“Free speech, rightly understood is a lesser form of combat intended to preserve peace, which is to say, a form of invasive coercion that cannot be otherwise. It is combat with purpose, with social utility, and its value is social. In other words it is a contingent liberty designed to have a social benefit. But in the modern context it is reinterpreted individualistically, so that it becomes a special prerogative of individuals which they claim for themselves alone without regard to any social good. Free speech is ‘my right’ and is defended not because it is better for everyone in the long run but because it is something I am allowed to do and no one can stop me.” IndividualismFreedom Of SpeechConservatismModernityModernismNatural Rights Book:This Dark Age - 2024 Edition - Volume 2: The Confrontation Between Man and Evil Source: This Dark Age - 2024 Edition - Volume 2: The Confrontation Between Man and Evil