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Fran Lebowitz

My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they pr

Fran Lebowitz

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The author believes that limiting free speech is acceptable only in public places where many people gather and might be disturbed. However, conversations between adults in private settings are not a concern and should remain unrestricted.

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