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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 36, Number 23. 23rd September 1973

Free Speech

Free Speech

Dear Sirs,

These things are an abomination to right-thinking members of society who attempt to live their lives according to the conventions and conditions which they feel are all-important to the ordered continuation of the world as it stands, and has stood for many years, since well before most of you were born. As president of our league, I feel it la my duty to lodge with you our strongest disapproval of these things, which we can only construe as a serious affront to those members of the established order, who have long been instrumental in preserving certain moral standards, which are acceptable in far wider circles than this sort of thing, which can only be seen, I am afraid, as narrow-minded and bigotted, aimed at destroying the bastions of a society rich in cultural and moral ethical codes, which, we strongly contend, are not to be treated lightly by the kind of thing which these people seem to be continually throwing in the path of the properly ordered and structured society of which we are proud to be active and privileged members.

This kind of attitude is what has come about because of a break-down in our fine moral codes caused by similar acts of thoughtless depravity which have occured in past years as a result of like attitudes.

With this kind of thing going on, we, the guardians of our country's morals, cannot fee) safe, in our position, in the streets of our citites, indeed in our very beds at night.

The validity of the established order of things is evident in the great successes of the past. Can we afford to throw all This a way ? The aim of our group is to see that these types of things do not, under any circumstances, make inroads on our safe and secure system of living.

Order! This is the ultimately desirable face' in the life of any normal person, the sort of person who puts his right shoe on first, and who exercises full and proper care in all matters. The kind of thing to which I have referred, must not be permitted to run riot.

Thank you sin, for the right to expression of free speech.

I remain, Sirs, Yours,

R.S.V, Plate (Mrs)