To allow opposition by speech seems to indicate that you think the speech impotent, as when a man says that he has squared the circle, or that you do not care wholeheartedly for the result, or that you doubt either your power or your premises. If you have no doubt of your premises or your power, and want a certain result with all your heart, you naturally express your wishes in law, and sweep away all opposition.
“Persecution for the expression of opinions seems to me perfectly logical.The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic.”Įxcerpt from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s Dissenting Opinion:
“he character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.This activity is part of Module 10: The First Amendment from the Constitution 101 CurriculumĮxcerpt from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s Majority Opinion:
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