This is the Cato Daily Podcast for Wednesday, May 25th, 2016.

I'm Caleb Brown.

Tonight at the Cato Institute's Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, Danish newspaper editor Fleming Rose received the award for his advocacy on behalf of free speech in the face of threats of violence.

Presenting the award, Nadine Strossen.

The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty 2016 to Fleming Rose,

in recognition of his principled and courageous defense of freedom of thought,

freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and liberal values against official repression, murderous threats,

and self-censorship awarded this 25th day of May 2016. What in honor to receive an award that is named after Milton Friedman.

Friedman's classical books, capitalism and freedom and free to choose,

helped me understand the connection between free markets and free societies.

An insight that was crucial to grasp the nature of communist dictatorships.

I want to thank the Award Committee,

friends, colleagues and allies around the world

who have supported me defending freedom of expression.

Some of them are here tonight, some of them couldn't be here.

One of them is my friend and free speech ally Christopher Hitchins who didn't live to be able

to share this very happy moment with me.

Most of all, though, I want to thank my family without the moral and intellectual support and love from the individuals that mean most to me the debates and controversies of the past 10 years would have been far more difficult

to endure.

To receive the Milton Friedman Prize is also a great honor because it is associated with the

names of the former recipients, all great champions of liberty. I want to ponder a question. What is the best

possible and most sustainable defense of free speech across cultures and history.

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