We discussed what Eight Values of Free
Expression is in class, and me and my partner thought Marketplace of ideas is
the most important and inspirational one. From the blog our professor posted, “this
value was first suggested by Milton, who first said that when truth and
falsehood are allowed to freely grapple, truth will win out. And the grappling
makes the truth even stronger. His argument against requiring a license to
print/publish.”
When I first learned this statement, I tried to pick a mistake from it, that is, the truth will not always win in my opinion. When I learned that this passage should be interpreted based on freedom of the press, I could see what Milton wanted to convey. If the repressed speech is correct, not only is it obvious that the political rights of the oppressed are being trampled on, but the oppressor is also deprived of the opportunity to exchange error for truth; if the repressed speech or thought is wrong, this also means that everyone also loses the opportunity to make truth and error more visible in open contests. So the media should be able to make "wrong" statements, because the truth will become more meaningful.
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