Free speech and Public reasonableness
I don’t agree with what a lot of people have to say, but I'll defend their right to say it.
Liberal citizens must give reasons for their political demands, not just state preferences or make threats. Moreover, these reason must be public reason; for example, reasons capable of persuading people of different ethnic or religious groups. Liberal citizens must justify their political demands in terms that fellow citizens can understand and accept as consistent with their status as free and equal citizens. This requires a conscientious effort to distinguish those beliefs that are matters of private faith from those that are capable of public defense, and to see how issues look from the point of view of those with differing religious commitments and cultural backgrounds- on Virtue of Public Reasonableness
