"There is a court-ruling in the U.S.A. Master, with regard to the burning of the flag. They managed to bring it under the head of free speech, is not that very silly?"
"Indeed, but what do you expect, in fact, everywhere in the world? Clearly, since ONLY ideas cause behaviour, one may make a guess of these ideas by observing the behaviour in others. But when you then rope everything in under non-verbal SPEECH, one is ripe for the asylum. Define speech, as one wills, including writing and standard gestures, but it is a far cry from the kicking of a shin, the urinating against a hydrant, sailing a boat, sowing potatoes, or burning a good piece of dishcloth. When Mill produced his absurd paradox, he called it 'expression of opinion', yet he meant the lingual ideative influence. We absolutely choose for his second part of the paradox, i.e. Free-Speak, but only on the condition that it is either a True Word, or presented as one's theory. Another matter is, of course, that it should not hurt anybody."
"But can truth EVER hurt Master?"
"Naturally it can. When you say: 'In my opinion (idea, theory, notion, etc. ) (which can be true), mr.A is not to be trusted with money or children', independent of whether the untrustworthiness is true, you damage mr.A, although you have not lied, you indeed HAVE that idea. With regard to the flag, any flag, the truth is that the cloth has been produced by somebody's efforts, so that the use for dusting or dishwashing is all right, yet, willful burning is vandalism. Flags, as you know, just like national anthems, promote nationalism, therefore, ... WAR. Flag-waving is War-making."