Look what Chirac said

A spokesman quoted France's Chirac as telling a government meeting.

"Anything that can hurt the convictions of someone else, in particular religious convictions, should be avoided. Freedom of expression should be exercised in a spirit of responsibility."

But the editor of the French Weekly Charlie Hebdo said:

"When extremists extract concessions from democracies on points of principle, either by blackmail or terror, democracies do not have long left," Charlie Hebdo editor Philippe Val wrote.

The average lifetime of a Democracy historically is about 200 years.
The U.S. is supposed to be a Republic not a Democracy (see pledge of allegiance), however, we have been heading toward democracy like a moth to a flame for about 60 years now so who knows what the future will bring...