Freedom of speech relies upon people less craven than you.

You are absolutely correct, and I am grateful for them.

Freedom is not free, and I appreciate everybody who defends it at their own personal risk. But part of that freedom is that it is your own choice to take that risk.

Freedom of anything also relies on people smart of enough to choose their battles; especially if this enables them to live to fight another day.

That's utter cowardice.

When someone tells us to shut up or they will kill us, Americans have only talked louder.

Our principles have never been free of cost.

I suppose you don't drive or fly? :-)