And, like the Court, Americans have tended to view the exercise of religion as a important and privileged variety of free expression in general.

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Of course, the Republicans are not entirely without blame, and the Democrats' antics have been part and parcel of a more general "coarsening of the culture" as the expression goes.

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This principle finds its clearest expression today in the work of the IAEA and its director general.

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Incredibly, even after his own press spokesman acknowledged on September 20th that the murderous assault in Libya was not the spontaneous work of a mob, Mr. Obama used his speech before the UN General Assembly on September 25th to perpetuate the meme that those offended by our freedom of expression are responsible for such attacks - not jihadists doctrinally obliged to seek our destruction.

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General bans risk adversely (affecting) Muslims girls' access to education and violating their rights to freedom of expression and to manifest their beliefs.

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It is heartfelt and sincere expression of disappointment which one should sympathise with, but it is not an accurate comment on a general trend.

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