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The layman's constitutional view is that what he likes is constitutional and that which he doesn't like is unconstitutional.


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There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has.



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Freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have, or the views they express, or the words they speak or write.



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An unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.



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When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again.



The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.

The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.



The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they wish, not as the Government commands.

The very reason for the First Amendment is to make the people of this country free to think, speak, write and worship as they wish, not as the Government commands.





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