Violence is the opposite of freedom. In a nation that declares free speech as a foundational human right, it is intolerable. Its intention is to end speech; to impose might as the deciding factor, not ideas that rise through a marketplace of freely expressed thoughts.

The murder of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk while he answered questions on the Utah Valley University campus Wednesday is an unspeakable tragedy. While the bullet took his life, it was aimed, as well, at all Americans. It cut down a young man, robbing his wife of a husband and his two young children of a father.

That it took place on a campus known in recent years as a host for international events, including a United Nations conference that focused on global sustainability goals and featured numerous refugees now l

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