“While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening is what makes the right important.”

“While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening is what makes the right important.” - Walter LippmannIf you just talk and you don’t listen, you don’t learn anything.You don’t expand your consciousness.You don’t really form a cohesive gel with somebody else.So, what do you do to make sure that you listen at least as much, if not twice as much, as you talk so that you reserve that freedom of speech?Let me know.Robert’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rslayton.substack.com/subscribe