Here's an interesting aspect of "freedom of speech" - the "freedom to hear the speech of others" - which can also include the "freedom to hear the written speech of others" - in other words, books! After clicking on the link to the American Library Association, take a look at the ALA's list of the "Top Ten Banned Books" that various groups have attempted to have removed from public libraries, or school libraries, during the last several years. Usually what happens is this: One group of people (parents? religious groups? political groups?) will complain to a library or school principal or school board, about a book that they think is "immoral" or "unethical" or "dangerous", and get that decision-maker to withdraw a book from the library. Then, Civil Rights groups will have to take that decision-maker to court and ask the court to over-turn the decision to "ban" the book, based upon the First Amendment to the US Constitution. The courts will usually over-turn the ban! Do you think that one group of people should be able to keep others from having free access to all books or expressions of thought, based on whether the content is offensive to them? Why or why not? Look through the listed books, and post your comments