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" When a nation is at war many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight, and that no court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right. "
No Greater Threat: America After September 11 and the Rise of a National ... - Page 37
by C. William Michaels - 2002 - 536 pages
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The Fight for Peace: A History of Antiwar Movements in America

Ted Gottfried - 2006 - 150 pages
...as summed up by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. in another antiwar case of the period, was that, "when a nation is at war, many things that might be...effort that their utterance will not be endured." Debs went to prison. In 1920, while still there, he ran for president one more time and received almost...
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U.S. Homeland Security: A Reference Handbook

Howard Ball - 2005 - 268 pages
...Congress has a right to prevent," the right to free speech must be set aside to protect the nation: "When a nation is at war many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its [war] effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight." Before, during, and after...
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The Press

Geneva Overholser, Kathleen Hall Jamieson - 2005 - 518 pages
...justices said that Schenck's actions created "a clear and present danger." According to majority opinion: "When a nation is at war many things that might be said in a time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long...
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Putting Liberalism in Its Place

Paul W. Kahn - 2009 - 336 pages
...danger."); Schenk v. United States, 249 US 47, 52 (1919). ("When a nation is at war many things which might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its efforts that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight... no Court could regard them...
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Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power

Joseph Margulies - 2007 - 354 pages
...that was said in the circular would have been within their constitutional rights. . . . [ But w] hen a nation is at war many things that might be said...regard them as protected by any constitutional right"). 10. Spatial disorientation is a well-recognized phenomenon. Among others, the US Air Force Research...
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Terrorism 101: An Introductory Reference and Annotated Bibliography

Leon Newton - 2006 - 320 pages
...wartime, in his view, national security concerns would take precedence over First Amendment rights. "When a nation is at war many things that might be...utterance will not be endured so long as men fight." The media have long accepted their unwritten duty to self-censor in times of out-andout war, fearing...
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War Powers: How the Imperial Presidency Hijacked the Constitution

Peter Irons - 2006 - 328 pages
...leaflets, which never reached the post office. There is another troubling statement in the Schenck opinion: "When a nation is at war many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its conduct that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight and that no Court could regard...
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The Pursuit of Justice: Supreme Court Decisions that Shaped America

Kermit L. Hall, John J. Patrick - 2006 - 257 pages
...draft during a time of war presents a "clear and present danger" to the nation. Thus Holmes declared, "When a nation is at war, many things that might be...said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its efforts that their utterance will not be protected by any constitutional right." Before the Schenck...
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More Secure, Less Free?: Antiterrorism Policy & Civil Liberties After ...

Mark Sidel - 2007 - 252 pages
...circumstances are justified "[wjhen a nation is at war [because] many things that might be said in times of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured."' The Sedition Act of 1918 continued this treatment. Forced detentions were an issue once again in the...
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The Idea of a Free Press: The Enlightenment and Its Unruly Legacy

David A. Copeland, David Copeland - 2006 - 313 pages
...justices said that Schenck's actions created a "clear and present danger." According to majority opinion: "When a nation is at war many things that might be said in a time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long...
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