system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
There are statements floating around online that states "white supremacists should not be allowed a voice" or to present their side on TV. How would the ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, etc react to this? Do they have any similar situations in their times and how were they viewed?
gpt
There are a lot of ancient philosophers. It would be a monumental task to write up answers for all of them. One place to start would perhaps be Plato's *Republic*, which has a classic argument in favor of censoring harmful views.