To set limits on speech in order to improve tolerance is like attempting to extinguish a fire with gasoline. It infantilises those who are singled out as requiring insulation from distressing ideas, undermines the principle of equality under the law, and frustrates the means by which injustices in society can be effectively overcome. Moreover, tolerance is a virtue that requires an acknowledgement of disapproval. It means that we are able to support the rights of others to hold opinions we cannot respect.
