Hugo Black Quote

The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government – one that leaves the way wide open for people to favor, discuss, advocate, or incite causes and doctrines however obnoxious and antagonistic such views may be to the rest of us.


Concurring opinion, Yates v. United States, 354 U.S. 298 (1957).


The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government – one that leaves the way wide open for people to ...

The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government – one that leaves the way wide open for people to ...

The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government – one that leaves the way wide open for people to ...

The First Amendment provides the only kind of security system that can preserve a free government – one that leaves the way wide open for people to ...