George Carlin, legendary comic and first amendment advocate, died on Sunday at the age of 71. Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" monologue became part of legal history in the landmark case Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation, which found his routine, while not "obscene", to be "indecent" and subject to regulation when broadcast on the public airwaves.

Rachel Myers at the ACLU's Blog of Rights calls on us to:

There will always be speech that is deemed offensive to some, and that is exactly why we must fight to protect free speech for all. Honor George Carlin and all the other free speech warriors out there by standing up for the First Amendment and the right of all people to speak their mind.

Update:
You can watch Carlin's famous routine (which is, as you might expect, Not Safe For Work) on YouTube:

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