Expression has no meaning without an audience
Quote attributed to Charles Rembar, 1986, on free speech and the need for an audience to validate expression and a speaker’s purpose.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2005
Page
2
Quote attributed to Charles Rembar, 1986, on free speech and the need for an audience to validate expression and a speaker’s purpose.
Ottawa officials advance a $175,000 set of improvements to the 38 year old city pool funded by a $75,000 Kansas Wildlife and Parks grant and a $100,000 grant. Public input will choose water features from a mushroom waterfall to pop jets, with voting at www.ottawaherald.com and in Friday's paper.
The quoted passage outlines core First Amendment protections including religion, free exercise, free press, assembly, and petition. It emphasizes limits on government and guarantees individuals the right to voice grievances and seek redress. The language anchors constitutional protections for civic discourse and religious liberty.
Rich Lowry notes that the chicken hawk insult recurs in antiwar discourse. He argues the line unfairly targets writers who support action without serving, cites Cindy Sheehan, Kosovo parallels, and calls the tactic opportunistic and biased. He defends civilian control of the military and democratic deliberation.
Donald Kaul argues President Bush mishandled Cindy Sheehan’s protest outside the Texas ranch turning a brief antiwar moment into a prolonged media circus. He asserts the president should have welcomed Sheehan, listened, and explained but rejects immediate troop withdrawal while stressing U.S. commitment and consequences.
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