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A letter to the nation's leaders, present and future

11 September 2001 | 9/11 | A.C. Grayling | barack obama | betrayal | christians | civil liberties | freedom

"Here is my advice as we begin the century that will lead to 2081. First, guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify. And don't regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with to free, public, unhampered expression."

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