Title: Why is freedom of speech an important part of a democracy? - Quora
Headings: Why is freedom of speech an important part of a democracy?
Why is freedom of speech an important part of a democracy?
How can Uber Freight provide small business shippers with more capacity?

Content: probably the best thing that could have happened to them at that time. They were anti-big business; anti-bourgeois; and anti-capitalist. In this banned time they adapted and become more extreme — they needed adherents). I may not always be right, but it is a privilege to make inaccurate statements. I get to converse, maybe adjust or adapt — or simply leave the fray. Scott Alexander Williams
, Charity Tech Worker in Scotland
Answered 3 years ago · Author has 64 answers and 182.8K answer views
An essential component of democracy is the right of the people to freely debate the merits of any situation or proposal: whether that be a policy issue, a person’s candidacy for a public office, or just a topical issue. Without freedom of speech, individuals can be restricted from joining the debate, either by limiting what they can say or by preventing them from participating at all.