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SCOTUS 1927: Whitney v. California
An excerpt from Justice Louis Brandeis' concurring opinion.
Sep 30, 2021
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WaPo 1977: The ACLU and Free Speech
"Freedom of expression, if it is to have any meaning at all, cannot be made dependent on the intellectual or emotional sympathy of the majority."
Sep 24, 2021
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Edward R. Murrow 1954: A Report on Senator Joseph R. McCarthy
"We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home."
Sep 10, 2021
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August 2021
NYT 1986: Smoking, Smoke and Free Speech
"The remedy is that anyone who regards [R.J. Reynolds'] arguments as false, which we do, remains equally free to say so."
Aug 26, 2021
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Noam Chomsky 1980: Some Elementary Comments on The Rights of Freedom of Expression
"[I]t is precisely in the case of horrendous ideas that the right of free expression must be most vigorously defended."
Aug 19, 2021
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Noam Chomsky 1980: Some Elementary Comments on The Rights of Freedom of Expression
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WaPo 1960: Speaking Unfrankly
"For if men spoke only with the tongues of angels, the diversity of what they said would be diminished; and the discourse through which the democratic…
Aug 6, 2021
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July 2021
ACLU 1994: Free Speech Is Worth The Cost
"The price we pay for the right to express ourselves is the burden of listening to others whose views we hate."
Jul 29, 2021
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American Library Association 1953: The Freedom to Read
"It is not in the public interest to force a reader to accept the prejudgment of a label characterizing any expression or its author as subversive or…
Jul 22, 2021
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NYT 1961: A Victory for Free Speech
"The lesson to be learned is that a university, instead of seeking out legalisms to cover a retreat from principles, ought to stand firm on the courage…
Jul 15, 2021
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Alexander Meiklejohn 1948: 'Everything Worth Saying Should Be Said'
"To be afraid of ideas, of any ideas, is to be unfit for self-government."
Jul 8, 2021
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Free Speech Movement 1964: Newsletter No. IV
"The vitality of Civil and political institutions in our society depends on free discussion."
Jul 1, 2021
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June 2021
WaPo 1962: Freedom and Risk
"Freedom of speech, like all other forms of freedom, undeniably entail risk. But the absence of it is not safety; it is despair and death."
Jun 24, 2021
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