<P> Freedom of speech and expression has a long history that predates modern international human rights instruments . It is thought that ancient Athenian democratic principle of free speech may have emerged in the late 6th or early 5th century BC . The values of the Roman Republic included freedom of speech and freedom of religion . </P>
where does the phrase freedom of speech come from
ancient Athenian democratic principle of free speech the late 6th or early 5th century BC