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Did you ever have
a question that you

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wanted to ask, but
didn't because you were

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afraid of what might happen?

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Because you might be laughed at?

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Because someone might get angry?

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Scholars and students around
the world ask questions--

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questions about the environment,
questions about health,

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questions about poverty
and development,

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questions about justice,
questions about truth.

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And the answers
to those questions

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affect all of society.

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But sometimes, asking
questions can be dangerous.

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Academic freedom
protects the right

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to ask sensitive, even
dangerous questions.

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Not just scholars questions,
but the freedom for you

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to think and ask questions
that really matter.

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In this course, we'll ask
what academic freedom is

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and why it matters, not only
to scholars, but to all of us.

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We will talk about how you
can promote academic freedom.

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And we want to know, what
are your dangerous questions?

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