Freedom of speech is something we take for granted in some parts of the world while in other parts people are dying trying to defend it. Freedom of speech is the right to speak or write what you want, uncensored, but responsible to the court.

Freedom of speech is generally considered one of the keystones of modern democracy, of free states, because freedom of speech makes public uncensored debates possible.

But what are the limits? Some people think there are no limits to freedom of speech, and wrongly so. In most cases freedom of speech is subject to laws concerning slander, racism, hate speech, etc.

Keynote speakers on freedom of speech may choose many different angles; from historical through political to philosophical. There is enough to talk about, in the present as well as in the past.