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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... freedom of speech ? It is often said that dissent in wartime is disloyal . This claim puzzles civil lib- ertarians , who see a clear distinction . In their view , dissent in wartime can be the highest form of patriotism . Whether , when ...
... freedom of speech ? It is often said that dissent in wartime is disloyal . This claim puzzles civil lib- ertarians , who see a clear distinction . In their view , dissent in wartime can be the highest form of patriotism . Whether , when ...
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... freedom of speech , or of the press . " Note that the First Amend- ment limits only " Congress . " It would thus appear that the president of the United States , the state of California , the city of Philadelphia , and General Motors ...
... freedom of speech , or of the press . " Note that the First Amend- ment limits only " Congress . " It would thus appear that the president of the United States , the state of California , the city of Philadelphia , and General Motors ...
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... freedom of speech " must be defined . Yes , the government may not abridge " the freedom of speech . " But what is " the freedom of speech " that may not be abridged ? Presumably , it does not include the right of a speaker to trespass ...
... freedom of speech " must be defined . Yes , the government may not abridge " the freedom of speech . " But what is " the freedom of speech " that may not be abridged ? Presumably , it does not include the right of a speaker to trespass ...
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... freedom of speech , like the freedom of This does not mean that government cannot make acts unlawful . For example , the govern- ment may make it a crime for a draftee to refuse induction into the army . A more difficult question is ...
... freedom of speech , like the freedom of This does not mean that government cannot make acts unlawful . For example , the govern- ment may make it a crime for a draftee to refuse induction into the army . A more difficult question is ...
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... freedom of speech . But it does not tell us which laws are unconstitutional . To get at that question , we should consider some of the reasons why government might want to limit free expression , focusing particu- larly on free speech ...
... freedom of speech . But it does not tell us which laws are unconstitutional . To get at that question , we should consider some of the reasons why government might want to limit free expression , focusing particu- larly on free speech ...
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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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.