George Takei’s words are something that I think everyone should know and try to abide by in their lives. I am not saying that speech should be stifled, but “it’s a free country with free speech” is not an excuse, in my opinion, to say horrible or offensive things and feel as though you had the right to do so. Also, a lot of people say things and then get offended when a dialogue ensues that does not directly agree with what they said. Takei addresses this in a perfect way saying that if you get to say what you want to then everyone else has the right to respond how they want to.