John Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim's Progress while imprisoned for preaching without license. Saint Mark the Evangelist wrote The Gospel of Mark, considered earliest Christian account. Jonathan Swift combined satire with social commentary in Gulliver's Travels. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau pioneered Transcendentalist movement
Censorship originated in Rome's 443 BCE census office. Ancient societies viewed statements like Protagoras's agnosticism with hostility. Modern Western liberalism accepts limited government restrictions
Political correctness means speaking without offending people of various backgrounds. Term first appeared in 1793 Supreme Court case Chisholm v. Georgia. Initially used sarcastically in 1970s-1980s by liberal politicians. Conservatives began using it pejoratively in early 1990s
Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations for Convention's Lists. States Parties submit nominations for inscription on Convention's Lists. Each nomination file's content is solely responsibility of submitting States Parties
Miranda rights protect suspects from self-incrimination in custodial interrogation. Named after 1966 Supreme Court decision Miranda v. Arizona. Yale professor Kamisar developed the concept, known as "father of Miranda"
Freedom of speech supports expressing opinions without fear of retaliation or censorship. Article 19 of UDHR guarantees right to hold opinions without interference. Freedom includes seeking, receiving, and imparting information through any medium