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 is part of our system, I think that we should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe and belevebelieve [sic] to be fraught with death UNLESS THEY SO IMMINENTLY THREATEN INTERFERENCE WITH THE LAWFUL AND PRESSING PURPOSES OF THE LAW THAT AN IMMEDIATE CHECK IS REQUIRED TO SAVE THE COUNTRY.

"I wholly disagree with the arguments of the Government that the first amendment to the Constitution left the common law as to seditious libel in force. History seems to me against the notion. "Only the emergency that makes it immediately dangerous to leave the correction of evil counsels to time warrants making any exception to the sweeping command: 'Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech'."