ABSTRACT
As stated earlier, the administrator can only put forward his ethically reasoned objections if he is free to do so. Therefore, freedom of expression is of tremendous importance for the administrator. It is, however, not sufficient only to enjoy full formal freedom of expression if it is in reality not possible to freely express one’s positions. Freedom of expression must be realized. Therefore, it is decisive that a public space exists in which freedom of expression can be realized. It is, however, only in a democratic society that freedom of expression can be secured institutionally in a public. Therefore, there is a close connection between ethics, freedom of expression, publicity and democracy. In the following, this connection will be more closely explored.124
