Numero Cuatro - ¿Es Necesario Limitar la Libertad de Pensamiento y de Expresión?

Is it necessary to limit freedom of thought and expression?

     It is in no case necessary to limit freedom of thought and expression.  If anything, it is cruel.
     Freedom of thought and expression shapes the character and diversity of people and the world.  With limitations, monumental changes in history could not have occurred.  Frederick Douglas, a freed black save, wrote journals expressing his resentment toward the slavery system.  Formerly limited by the white man, he could not advertise his abolitionist thought.  However once freed, his thoughts and expression through writing kick started a long fight against enslavement of people.
     To limit freedom of thought and expression would be an act of fear.  In the book Fahrenheit  451, citizens cannot read books as the government fears it would instill dangerous thoughts in the minds of the people.  The government acts as this limitation.  However, as the book unfolds, readers find those who still read books are peaceful and only yearn to remember the stories.  The government banns book despite the fact books will do no harm in the society.  Banning books proved unnecessary.
     For me, and many of my friends, I know freedom of thought and expression allows us to survive.  Without the diversity in thought conversations would be boring; curiosity and interest would not exist, only apathy, which would result in an unmotivated world.  Without all possible forms of expression, there is no appreciation, and again no drive to impress others or do better.  I have a friend who draws and paints beautifully.  The arts give her an outlet to create the beauty she wishes to see more of in the world.  If someone limited this freedom, she would no longer have an outlet, but only a cruel world in her eyes.  Her life would lose it's meaning, as she would suffer having a talent she could not use. 
     People need the chance to express their thoughts as fully as possible.  One cannot put any restrictions or limits on the vast possibilities of the human mind, as it would risk shutting down thoughts or arts that can help people survive or help movements arise.  Don't limit others.