as also been shown that bigotry is often the cause of below average self-esteem because bigotry attacks the feeling of equality, creating inferiority (Pajares 1). As the Roman poet, Virgil, pointed out, “They are able who think they are able.”In assessing the issue at hand, one must conclude that colleges have every right to educate, but at no point does hate speech become educational. Therefore, one may also see that if the Federal Government were to step into the college environment in order to increase the educational value, no harm may be done. This is due to the convenient argument that Federal Government may turn colleges into centers devoted more successfully to education by removing the tasteless, alienating substance known as hate speech. For example, hate speech may be discussed, but not used in a social situation. Therefore, there will be no slippery slope, because the government would only be limiting speech with a negative educational value. To conclude the point, the only mission of colleges and universities is to educate (Dalton 1).On the contrary, one of the fundamental liberties that our Constitution protects is the freedom of speech. The intent of the First Amendment is not to stop at the door of private property. In the case of Giltow vs. New York (1925), the Supreme Court ruled that freedom of the First Amendment could not be limited by the states (Legal 2). Rather, free speech should have the same code of standards every where. Therefore, public and private universities have to follow the confines of the First Amendment (Campus 1). Often the question is, should the government censor speech that is found objectionable? The correct answer is no, because colleges and universities are an open place of learning and enlightenment (Hate 4). Therefore, all ideas should be expressed and debated, whether popular or unpopular (4). Basically, who is to say what is acceptable speech and unacceptable speec...
