# Please list what you think are the most important Natural Rights...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-list-what-you-think-are-the-most-important-natural-rights/770954>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 7, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-list-what-you-think-are-the-most-important-natural-rights/770954 "2016-11-07T15:17:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-list-what-you-think-are-the-most-important-natural-rights/770954/61 "2016-11-12T01:50:39Z")

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> [@dunkleosteus](#):
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> . . . Freedom of speech [except hate speech] . . .

Even hate speech needs to be protected.

(And part of this is simply tactical: if hate speech can be banned, then you are at risk of the government determining that “Down With The President” constitutes hate speech.)

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