In this paper the author makes a plea for a fair debate with respect to deconstruction. He attempts to point out that the in spite of a bit of hostility on the part of some researchers (Perrone- Moisés, 1996 and Mendes 1998), the work of Derrida and his followers has contributed to a great deal to the rethinking of translation in both intellectual and institutional terms. Considering the authors cited in the course of the paper, the author concludes that deconstruction must indeed be questioned but such questioning must be based on reflective thinking and on informed and thorough reading. It is also argued that the enthusiasm with respect to new models and ideas must not motivate the rejection of the reading of classic works of literature or the abandonment of the study of the founding texts in the field of translation. Finally, the author suggests that the new freedom extended to translators must not be interpreted as if they have no ethical stance, are free to do anything, without any sense of professional responsibility with regard to the quality of their work.