Speech given by the Right Honorable Denis Healey, M.B.E., M.P. at the Eighth Annual Day of Affirmation of Academic Freedom and Human Freedom, University of Natal, Durban, September 17, 1970. With speech of thanks by Horst Kleinschmidt, Acting President of the National Union of South African Students. Includes Declaration of Academic and Human Freedom in South Africa signed by Student Representatives.
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A decent respect for the opinions of mankind: Academic freedom and human freedom

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