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To: scion who wrote (196)1/21/2002 3:33:45 PM
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This United States case from 1949 certainly sounds good and is oft-quoted in others:

Justice Douglas in Terminiello v. Chicago (1949) 337 U.S. 1, 4 [93 L.Ed. 1131,1134-1135, 69 S.Ct. 894]:

"The vitality of civil and political institutions in our society depends on free discussion. . . . The right to speak freely and to promote diversity of ideas and programs is therefore one of the chief distinctions that sets us apart from totalitarian regimes.

Accordingly a function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it induces a condition of unrest, creates dissatisfaction with conditions as they are, or even stirs people to anger. . . . There is no room under our Constitution for a more restrictive view. For the alternative would lead to standardization of ideas. . . ."

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