Keeping quiet

This refers to the article "Knowing when to shut up," (TDS, March 17). If one wants to save himself from any trouble, it is better not to speak: See no evil, hear no evil. There are many laws waiting to pounce on you if you speak-be it through your mouth, social media, an interview or writing. If you want to save your marriage, this is the secret mantra: Keep mum and be a yes man!
Recently, a court in Cairo has sentenced a prominent Facebook user to three years' imprisonment for saying in a television interview that a large number of Egyptian women cheat on their non-resident husbands. And here in this country, sedition cases may be filed against you if you speak against the government. Freedom of expression is not for ordinary people. "Pen is mightier than sword" is no longer true.