From: James A. Donald The intended effect is to make us feel that such "extreme" freedom of speech is a bit excessive and not really necessary or desirable. . . . Thus he is actually making a misleading and spurious argument *against* freedom of speech at the same time as he is piously declaring himself to be in favor of freedom of speech. ............................................................... James, couldn't he simply be taken at his word - his explicit expression, rather than the implied "catty nastiness". If it was not what he really meant, he would eventually be irritated enough by the full acceptance of his apparent support for liberty to come out and say more precisely what he really wants people to think, so they don't go on allowing freedoms which he is really trying to prevent. Blanc