Title: Why is free speech important? What are the consequences of restricting speech? What are the exceptions, and why are they exceptions? - Quora
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Originally Answered: Why is free speech important? Free speech as we understand it today in America is a new invention: the right of individuals and companies to say (or express, or perceive) anything they want without fear of government censorship or reprisal, barring a defined exception.