"Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears."
-Louis D. Brandeis
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"In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.“
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