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Your right to swing your arms ends just where the other man's nose begins.

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The press is a sort of wild animal in our midst — restless, gigantic, always seeking new ways to use its strength.... The sovereign press for the most part acknowledges accountability to no one except its owners and publishers.

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My yesterdays walk with me. They keep step, they are gray faces that peer over my shoulder.
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Zechariah Chafee

Zechariah Chafee

Born: December 7, 1885
Died: February 8, 1957 (aged 71)
Bio: Zechariah Chafee, Jr., was an American professor of law, judicial philosopher and civil rights advocate. Defending freedom of speech, he was described by Senator Joseph McCarthy as "dangerous" to America.
Known for:
  1. Free speech in the United States (1941)
  2. Freedom of Speech (1920)

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