and human rights), secularism, rule of law, economic and political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion.[3] Liberalism is frequently cited as the dominant ideology of modern history.[4][5]: 11.
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech. Freedom of speech gives Americans the right to express themselves without having to worry about government interference. Its the most basic component of freedom of expression.
Freedom of speech: one would think its a given in Australia.Freedom of speech and double standards. When it comes to Christian views, Shelton spoke about how there are obvious double standards at play.

That awakening of voice, of conscience, of justice can only come when freedom of expression is not an indulgence for the powerful, but a guarantee for all. Encouraging a climate without fear requires freedom of speech as well as freedom after speech.
Freedom of Speech helps the world progress. This is why Germans in the 1960s to the 1980s fled from the socialistic Eastern half to the Democratic Western half of their divided land. Man, by nature, values personal freedoms over most else (Moore).

First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.