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Greg posted a blog entry on yesterday highlighting a statement that has been included in Duke Professor Gary Hull's new book, . The statement, backed by a broad coalition, criticizes Yale University's decision to censor the Muhammad cartoons. It concludes:

The failure to stand up for free expression emboldens those who would attack and undermine it. It is time for colleges and universities in particular to exercise moral and intellectual leadership. It is incumbent on those responsible for the education of the next generation of leaders to stand up for certain basic principles: that the free exchange of ideas is essential to liberal democracy; that each person is entitled to hold and express his or her own views without fear of bodily harm; and that the suppression of ideas is a form of repression used by authoritarian regimes around the world to control and dehumanize their citizens and squelch opposition.

To paraphrase Ben Franklin, those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, will get neither liberty nor safety.

Check out Greg's article, and the full statement, .