Thomas I. Emerson Quote

Once one accepts the premise of the Declaration of Independence - that governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed" - it follows that the governed must, in order to exercise their right of consent, have full freedom of expression.


Toward a general theory of the first amendment (ed. 1966)


Once one accepts the premise of the Declaration of Independence - that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed - it...

Once one accepts the premise of the Declaration of Independence - that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed - it...

Once one accepts the premise of the Declaration of Independence - that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed - it...

Once one accepts the premise of the Declaration of Independence - that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed - it...