Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by Nico Perrino
“Sigmund Freud once said civilization started the day man first cast a word instead of a stone. He was right. Words are not violence. Words are what we use instead of violence to resolve our differences. We must not lose sight of this civilization-defining distinction. Unfortunately, since 2021, we’ve seen a steady rise in support for violence in response to speech on campus. … While we do not know the identity or motive of the gunman, what happened yesterday is indicative of a broader cancer in our body politic that we must address. But it must not be addressed with censorship.” (09/11/25)
https://www.thefire.org/news/violence-must-never-be-response-speech