Freedom of speech

M.K Hasan, On e-mail
The most talked about demand of people, especially the green intellectuals is the freedom of speech. The essence of freedom of speech is to express one's thoughts in any way. Rationally, or logically speaking, to what extent are we free to express our thoughts which come into our minds? Can we yell every bit of thought about anything and everything whenever and wherever we want to without weighing the consequences, positive or negative?

Let's ponder over the issue anew to come to a conclusion.