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Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free…

Quote byLouis Brandeis · 1856–1941

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Judicial opinions, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357, 376 (1927)..

English (original)

Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression 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 Brandeis

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