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What did Mark Twain mean when he said that a discriminating irreverence is the creator and protector of human liberty?

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The ability to make jokes is dependent on the ability to mock, and thus, disrespect, other points of view. Any viewpoint that can't be challenged or disrespected is unassailable.

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