Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on TerrorismW. W. Norton & Company, 2004 - 730 pages Geoffrey Stone's Perilous Times incisively investigates how the First Amendment and other civil liberties have been compromised in America during wartime. Stone delineates the consistent suppression of free speech in six historical periods from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the Vietnam War, and ends with a coda that examines the state of civil liberties in the Bush era. Full of fresh legal and historical insight, Perilous Times magisterially presents a dramatic cast of characters who influenced the course of history over a two-hundred-year period: from the presidents—Adams, Lincoln, Wilson, Roosevelt, and Nixon—to the Supreme Court justices—Taney, Holmes, Brandeis, Black, and Warren—to the resisters—Clement Vallandingham, Emma Goldman, Fred Korematsu, and David Dellinger. Filled with dozens of rare photographs, posters, and historical illustrations, Perilous Times is resonant in its call for a new approach in our response to grave crises. |
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... criticize their government's policies . In the entire history of the United States , the national government has never attempted to punish opposi- tion to government policies , except in time of war . Of course , the government ...
... criticize their government's policies . In the entire history of the United States , the national government has never attempted to punish opposi- tion to government policies , except in time of war . Of course , the government ...
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... criticism in order to promote their policies and perpetuate their power . When this danger exists , there is good reason to sus- pend the usual presumption of constitutionality and insist upon a compelling justi- fication for the ...
... criticism in order to promote their policies and perpetuate their power . When this danger exists , there is good reason to sus- pend the usual presumption of constitutionality and insist upon a compelling justi- fication for the ...
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... criticism of the nation's leaders in wartime may demoralize citizens and weaken their will to fight . • Dissent may ... Critics may disseminate false information , such as inflated casualty counts , in an effort to mislead the public and ...
... criticism of the nation's leaders in wartime may demoralize citizens and weaken their will to fight . • Dissent may ... Critics may disseminate false information , such as inflated casualty counts , in an effort to mislead the public and ...
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... criticism of the war must be suppressed , not because the ideas are " wrong , " but because it will stir people to refuse induction , block troop trains , or bomb military installations . The second principle ( " punish the actor , not ...
... criticism of the war must be suppressed , not because the ideas are " wrong , " but because it will stir people to refuse induction , block troop trains , or bomb military installations . The second principle ( " punish the actor , not ...
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... criticism by prosecuting , denaturalizing , or deporting those who ques- tioned the war , especially American fascists . The Cold War , which followed hard on the heels of World War II , marked perhaps the most repressive period in ...
... criticism by prosecuting , denaturalizing , or deporting those who ques- tioned the war , especially American fascists . The Cold War , which followed hard on the heels of World War II , marked perhaps the most repressive period in ...
Contents
VIII | 17 |
IX | 21 |
X | 25 |
XI | 29 |
XII | 33 |
XIII | 44 |
XIV | 48 |
XV | 54 |
LI | 272 |
LII | 275 |
LIII | 280 |
LIV | 283 |
LV | 286 |
LVI | 297 |
LVII | 303 |
LVIII | 307 |
XVI | 61 |
XVII | 63 |
XVIII | 67 |
XIX | 73 |
XX | 77 |
XXI | 79 |
XXII | 81 |
XXIII | 82 |
XXIV | 94 |
XXV | 108 |
XXVI | 120 |
XXVII | 126 |
XXVIII | 133 |
XXIX | 135 |
XXX | 138 |
XXXI | 140 |
XXXII | 146 |
XXXIII | 153 |
XXXIV | 158 |
XXXV | 160 |
XXXVI | 170 |
XXXVII | 174 |
XXXVIII | 180 |
XXXIX | 182 |
XL | 184 |
XLII | 192 |
XLIII | 198 |
XLIV | 212 |
XLV | 220 |
XLVI | 226 |
XLVII | 232 |
XLVIII | 235 |
XLIX | 258 |
L | 266 |
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Perilous Times: Free Speech In Wartime From The Sedition Act Of 1798 To The War Geoffrey Stone No preview available - 2005 |
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Page 11 - It has been well observed that such utterances are no essential part of any exposition of ideas, and are of such slight social value as a step to truth that any benefit that may be derived from them is clearly outweighed by the social interest in order and morality.