“All speech should be presumed to be protected by the Constitution, and a heavy burden should be placed on those who would censor to demonstrate with relative certainty that the speech at issue, if not censored, would lead to irremediable and immediate serious harm.” IfsShouldIssuesSeriousSpeechConstitutionBurdenHeavyHarmCertaintyRelativeProtectedFree SpeechFreedom Of SpeechCensoredHeavy Burdens Book:Finding, Framing, and Hanging Jefferson: A Lost Letter, a Remarkable Discovery, and Freedom of Speech in an Age of Terrorism Source: Finding, Framing, and Hanging Jefferson: A Lost Letter, a Remarkable Discovery, and Freedom of Speech in an Age of Terrorism
“...a very terrifying aspect of our society, and other societies, is the equanimity and the detachment with which sane, reasonable, sensible people can observe [war and human suffering]. I think that's more terrifying than the occasional Hitler ...or other that crop up - these people would not able to operate were it not for this apathy and equanimity - and therefore I think that it is in some sense the sane and reasonable and tolerant people who should share a very serious burden of guilt, that they very easily throw on the shoulders of others who seem more extreme and more violent.” PeopleThinkingShouldHumansWarSeemsAbleSufferingShareSeriousAspectGuiltBurdenExtremesViolentShouldersReasonableOur SocietySensibleApathySaneDetachmentOccasionalCropsEquanimityHuman Suffering Author:Noam Chomsky
“I'm not gonna become Ann Bancroft or Meryl Streep and have all the burden that being a "serious actress" entails.” SeriousBurdenActresses Author:Cher
“The burden of health care shouldn't be borne by the poorest families. We should have equity within health systems so that families are able to cope with serious illness and not be driven into poverty and relationship breakdown because they don't have access to health care.” ShouldCareAblePovertySeriousShould HaveIllnessBurdenDrivenAccessHealth CareEquityPoorestBreakdownHealth SystemSerious Illness Author:Mary Robinson