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Author 4 Author 1 Author 2 Author 3 Author 6 Author 5 Author 7 Author 8 “In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has done his best.” ― Eric Liddell SPEECH Freedom Of Speech In Sweden we take the freedom of speech for granted, it’s even one of our fundamental laws. But in many countries in the world, people have to be very careful about what they say. In my country, Sweden, we have freedom of speech which means that you can say almost what you want. Lars Vilks is a Swedish artist who, with his art, has made some muslims very angry. He was in Copenhagen to speak about the freedom of speech. Because of that, one person was shot to death and several policemen were wounded. Some people think that the freedom of speech is so important that you should support people like this artist at any cost, while some think that the freedom of speech gives you a responsibility too. Ann Heberlin, who is a doctor in theology, said in an article “The fact that we can say what we want, doesn’t mean that we should say all we can.” The freedom of opinion is a part of freedom of speech. The freedom of opinion is unlimited, but the right to freely express what you think can be limited and has to be done with responsibility, for example for the sake of others' rights and freedoms. With this law, you are not allowed to censor what someone has written before it’s published. When you are a source for an article and you want to be anonymous, it is forbidden by law to try to track you because of the reports protection. We also have freedom of information, that makes it possible to give classified information to the press without breaking any law. This makes it very easy for anybody to clarify their opinion in the press. This can come with both good and bad, with great power comes great Responsibility. You can write almost anything in a book, be careful what you believe in. It could be good information or total rubberish. By - Alma Heimerson 39