The Right to Shut Up is a Fundamental Human Right

Life is a delicate dance of two cycles: talking and shutting-up

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We enjoy the First Amendment in the United States but does that mean we have to talk all the time, under all circumstances?

Shutting up is as valuable a right as talking. It probably saves more lives each year than running the jaw motor.