Every human is given the right to freedom of speech and should be able to preach their beliefs, even if it means condemning their leaders. Because he is not saying anything undeviatingly to his authority figures, he is technically not doing anything wrong and he is not unhinged. Also, he does not formulate an immense plan to bring down the leaders of his land, not making him a substantial threat. He makes the effort to make his world better by bringing the invention of electricity to his superiors , however, they reject his genius proposal and declare it as evil because they believe it will ruin distinct industries. Freedom of speech creates impartiality among a people and diminishes the concept of totalitarianism. In spite of that, the world of Equality 7-2521 desires for totalitarianism to continue by not allowing any individual to think they are superior to the World Council. As said by Rand, “What disaster took their reason away from men? What whip lashed them to their knees in shame and submission? The worship of the word ‘We’” (Page 102). In this quote, Rand is showing how Equality 7-2521’s community no longer is a group of individuals, but rather the thoughts of the World Council and only the World Council among everyone’s bodies. Along with the idea of the lack of individualism, Rand states, “What is not thought by all men cannot be true” (Page 73). The majority of the population …show more content…
In the words of Rand, “One must never fail to pronounce moral judgement”. To pronounce moral judgement is to evaluate or form opinions based on whether or not some action, motive, or person is good. Equality 7-2521 pronounces moral judgement on his leaders towards the middle and end of the novel, just as Rand says one must. This idea of enunciating moral judgement relates directly to the United States Constitution’s First Amendment. The First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Due to this, Equality 7-2521’s leaders cannot subdue his thoughts and words because that would be considered illegal. Nevertheless, Equality 7-2521’s leaders do not follow a document like the United States Constitution and there are no rules or laws regarding freedom of speech. In Anthem, the leaders of Equality 7-2521’s world do not implement a Constitution-like document because they do not want to give the citizens of society any rights and make them feel like they are more noteworthy than the leaders of society. If normal citizens in their world think of themselves as individuals, such as Equality 7-2521, they