When a man says he is Jesus or makes some other claim that seems to us outrageous, we call him psychotic and lock him up in the madhouse.  Freedom of speech is only for normal people.

Thomas Szasz (1920-2012) Hungarian-American psychiatrist, educator
The Untamed Tongue: A Dissenting Dictionary “Schizophrenia” (1990)

 
Added on 21-Oct-10 | Last updated 21-Oct-10
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