Prawne i polityczne uwarunkowania wolności słowa w Rzeczypospolitej
Legal and political circumstances of freedom of speech in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns importance of freedom of speech in the public debate. It is one of the most important and fundamental conditions for the development of democracy and building of civil society. This is a liberty that requires responsibility for what is said. It may cause plenty of damage when lies are resorted to as a method of attaining goals at any cost. Such instances destroy the truth in its capacity of an extremely important value in public life. Fight for the truth takes courage. From its earliest days to the contemporary times, the history of the Polish state provides an excellent example of the significance of freedom of speech, attempts at its curtailment until complete abolition, and grappling with lies used as a tool for propaganda and manipulation.

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