Freedom of Speech in War TimeDunster House, 1919 - 41 pages |
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Page 945
... existing law the framers of the First Amend- ment wished to remedy by a new safeguard , we can be sure that it was not the censorship . This had expired in England in 1695,43 and in the colonies by 1725.1 44 For years the government ...
... existing law the framers of the First Amend- ment wished to remedy by a new safeguard , we can be sure that it was not the censorship . This had expired in England in 1695,43 and in the colonies by 1725.1 44 For years the government ...
Page 961
... existing policies of the war , or fell within the range of temperate argument . As Cooley pointed out long ago , you cannot limit free speech to polite criticism , because the greater a grievance the more likely men are to get excited ...
... existing policies of the war , or fell within the range of temperate argument . As Cooley pointed out long ago , you cannot limit free speech to polite criticism , because the greater a grievance the more likely men are to get excited ...
Page 962
... existing laws . It is true , he says , that any discussion designed to show that existing laws are mistaken in means or unjust in policy may result in their violation , 95 but if one stops short of urging upon others that it is their ...
... existing laws . It is true , he says , that any discussion designed to show that existing laws are mistaken in means or unjust in policy may result in their violation , 95 but if one stops short of urging upon others that it is their ...
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Page 954 - ... to suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the field of opinion, and to restrain the profession or propagation of principles on supposition of their ill tendency, is a dangerous fallacy which at once destroys all religious liberty...
Page 961 - Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make or convey false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States...
Page 935 - Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.
Page 956 - This government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle that it can exercise only the powers granted to it would seem too apparent to have required to be enforced by all those arguments which its enlightened friends, while it was depending before the people, found it necessary to urge. That principle is now universally admitted.
Page 955 - But the provisions of the Constitution are not mathematical formulas having their essence in their form; they are organic, living institutions transplanted from English soil. Their significance is vital, not formal; it is to be gathered not simply by taking the words and a dictionary, but by considering their origin and the line of their growth.
Page 961 - States or to promote the success of its enemies and whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully cause or attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States...
Page 969 - States; and whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully cause, or attempt to cause, or incite or attempt to incite, insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States...
Page 967 - The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent. It is a question of proximity and degree.
Page 958 - There is an individual interest, the need of many men to express their opinions on matters vital to them if life is to be worth living, and a social interest in the attainment of truth, so that the country may not only adopt the wisest course of action but carry it out in the wisest way.
Page 944 - The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic.