# The Importance of Free Speech: Leaving Rhodesia Behind

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Timothy Garton Ash
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/importance-free-speech-leaving-rhodesia-behind)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This audience question also included a personal account of the importance of being exposed to challenging ideas as the audience member recalls his own epiphany occurring after he had left the propaganda of Rhodesia behind him.

## Lectures

1. [The Importance of Free Speech: Leaving Rhodesia Behind](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/importance-free-speech-leaving-rhodesia-behind/cdab7444703d) (YouTube)